How has the court apportioned assets between husband and wife in a matrimonial relationship?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Piters v. Piters, 1980 CanLII 564 (BC SC):
In essence both parties contributed their total talents to the family assets. For part of the period, the wife was the larger income earner, latterly the husband. The choices of vocation and the sacrifices in the attainment were mutually agreed upon. It is not the duty of the court to apportion assets on the basis of some judgment of qualitative contribution. Maryolese v. Maryolese, B.C., Vancouver No. 5936/D830411, 21st February 1980 (not yet reported).
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