The dissolution of marital property upon the break down of a marriage is exclusively a provincial matter governed under the Family Relations Act. Court jurisdiction rests solely with the British Columbia Supreme Court. Under the Family Relations Act, each spouse is entitled to an interest in each family asset. Family assets are defined as property owned by one or both spouses, which is customarily used by a spouse for a family purpose.

A pre-emptive marriage agreement can avoid conflict over property at the end of a marriage. A marriage agreement can manage family assets by assigning ownership or set out the division of family assets during the marriage or in the even of the dissolution of marriage or separation.

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