It's nothing new. This is a bit extreme but our court systems favour women when it comes to cohabitation and common law.
Plus, the dude treated her like a common-law wife, and he got bent over the fucking rail for it. The initial judge determined that because they stayed together at his cottage for part of a summer years ago and stayed in the same hotel suite a number of times when they vacationed together she is entitled to monthly payments of $53,077.
The truly laughable part is, this is the verdict after appeal to a higher court. The female judge found the payments were to be made indefinitely, the higher court overturned this and only made it for 10 years, which equals $6,369,240. The guy would have to seek leave to appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada, who may or may not grant it (only ~15% of leave applications are granted). It's possible leave is granted here, as what constitutes "living together" likely has widespread importance beyond this particular case.
I don't feel bad for the guy because he is a Toronto real estate tycoon and he was banging a 40 year old 4/10 when his net worth is $1.13 billion (for that much money he would have been a lot better off getting a high-end hooker), but all men should take note.
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