Can a constructive trust remedy be used in circumstances where the spouse has contributed not to the acquisition but has contributed to the preservation, maintenance or improvement of the property?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Campbell v. Campbell, 1998 ABQB 723 (CanLII):
In Sorochan v. Sorochan (1986) 1986 CanLII 23 (SCC), 2 S.C.R. 38 or 2 R.F.L. (3d) 225, the S.C.C. made it clear that the constructive trust remedy may be applied in circumstances where the spouse has contributed not to the acquisition of property but rather to the preservation, maintenance or improvement.
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