What is the burden of proving an unequal division?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Fleckney v. Fleckney, 2011 NSSC 253 (CanLII):
The person claiming an unequal division carries a heavy onus of proof in establishing that an equal division would be unfair or unconscionable, according to Harwood v. Thomas [1981] N.S.J. No. 6 N.S.S.C.A.D.
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