Ex Common Law Spouse Entitled to Half of my Pension in Nova Scotia

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Originally Posted by cyanaura

but it my case she never sacrificed herself for our greater good... was always working, had a separate bank account, etc.

And couple this with the relatively short union she would have little to no claim for Spousal support, and if she is successful with a claim to equalise any asset it will be limited to that 6 year window.
All that she is able to claim is also open for you to counter claim against.
I would think that with similar incomes and work histories that it would not be in her best interests to seek to split the pension as it may be consumed by lawyer fees.
Of which it is impossible to determine how much these fees will be or if any asset would be left over after the battle is done.
If it was me, I'd look at the obvious. It was not a long relationship, nothing was given up by either party to better the other, and financially speaking you are basically on equal footing. Legal action will only increase bitterness, and consume any asset that may be there in legal fees.