Legally Speaking Family Relations Act and the Collapsed Sale #251

The sale of a home registered in the name of one spouse only collapsed when a matrimonial dispute led the other spouse to take proceedings under the Family Relations Act to protect her interest in the family home…

Legally Speaking Property Purchase Tax Act (Continued) #107

On July 10, 1987, the Ministry of Finance closed the loophole referred to in the second example in Column 106 by an amendment to the PPTA…

Legally Speaking Under the Family Relations Act Property Owned by One Spouse for Business Is Not a Family Asset #19

Under the Family Relations Act, property owned by only one spouse which is used primarily for business purposes, is not a family asset, unless the other spouse can establish that he or she made a direct or indirect…