What is the state of the law in BC when it comes to family expenses?

The restrained approach of the courts to such claims reflects that such claims in a family setting may be seen to be excessive given the family dynamics at play. The defence points to the comments of the court in Travis v. Kwon, 2009 BCSC 63. In that case, the claim for housekeeping expenses was in the context of a future care claim, as opposed to a loss of capacity claim which is the case here. In that case, just as here, the plaintiff was described as a perfectionist in relation to her home and the husband had not been “terribly helpful”. Mr. Justice Johnston commented at para. 114: While the defendants cannot expect a family member to take on an unreasonable burden created by injuries to another member of the family, it is not reasonable to expect defendants to pay to have someone perform services that can and should reasonably be taken on by members of the family.