Can a party intentionally leave a gap in the terms of an agreement to provide for future accommodations?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Kotyk v Kotyk, 2020 BCSC 1975 (CanLII):

Parties may intentionally leave gaps in the terms of an agreement to provide for future accommodations: Frolick v. Frolick, 2007 BCSC 84 at para. 31. This is known as the gap principle.

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