What is the effect of the intention of the parties at the time of the purchase of the property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hall v. Becker, 2009 BCSC 1607 (CanLII):
It is the intention of the parties at the time the property was purchased that is generally most relevant. See Skender v. Skender 2005 BCSC 418 (Dorgan J.) at paras. 12 – 17; Lindquist v. Waring at para 52. Both monetary and non-monetary contributions of a claimant towards the acquisition, maintenance and improvement of the property in question must be assessed in deciding whether the claimant has established entitlement to a share of the equity in the property. See Lindquist v. Waring at para. 60.
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