When can a limitation period run when the parties cease living together in a marriage-like relationship?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hughes v. Boyd, 2006 BCSC 1669 (CanLII):
While the section admits of some ambiguity with respect to when the limitation period begins to run, that is, whether it begins when the parties ceased living together or when they cease living together in a marriage-like relationship, I find that the analysis of Joyce J. in Markin v. Gysel, 2004 BCSC 364, compelling and conclude that the issue is when the "marriage-like" quality of the relationship terminated, and not simply when the parties ceased to live under the same roof.
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