What is the test for using badges of fraud as evidence of fraud?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Builders’ Floor Centre Ltd. v. Thiessen, 2012 ABQB 86 (CanLII):
Courts have recognized the use of “badges of fraud” to prove a prima facie case of fraudulent intent. Krumm v. McKay, para. 21, 38; Gerrow v. Dorais, 2010 ABQB 560, para. 37.
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