What are the principles used to determine a question at bar?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from C.F.M. v G.L.M, 2018 BCSC 815 (CanLII):
In Dey v. Blackett, 2018 BCSC 244 at paras. 192-196, Schultes J. provided the following overview of the principles to be borne in mind in determining the question at bar:
The determination of whether a relationship was marriage-like requires a “holistic approach”, in which all of the relevant factors are considered and weighed, but none of them are treated as being determinative of the question: Austin v. Goerz, 2007 BCCA 586 at paras. 58 and 62.
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