Is it a case of two economically dependent people living together?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jones v. Wilson, 2007 ONCJ 93 (CanLII):
[37] Neither is it a case of two economically dependent people — married or not — living together in a situation where no division of responsibilities and no economic dependency existed and where, upon separation, each was adequately self-sufficient. See Lambton v. Lambton (2004), 9 R.F.L. (6th) 400, 2004 BCSC 1400, [2004] B.C.J. No. 2264, 2004 CarswellBC 2606 (B.C.S.C.).
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