Authors: Cody P. Stokowski, Curran Dutta, and Rylan Alston

The rise of digital assets in recent years has created novel challenges in family law matters. This paper explores topics on tax considerations for transferring digital assets, solutions to prevent dissipation of digital assets, the equalization of assets through reapportionment of Canadian assets, the reality of crypto asset division in family law, and compelling disclosure of digital assets.

This paper was presented at LESA’s Crypto and Conflict: A Family Lawyer’s Guide to Digital Assets webinar on March 12, 2025.