What is the meaning of the phrase “significantly unfair” in an equal division case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.S.F. v. W.W.F., 2015 BCSC 2375 (CanLII):
The phrase “significantly unfair” has been interpreted to mean “consequences significantly weighty to render an equal division unjust or unreasonable”: L.G. v. R.G., 2013 BCSC 983 at para. 71 and “compelling or meaningful”: Andermatt v. Tahmasebpour, 2015 BCSC 1743 at para. 59.
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