- Parties: The claimant was Stephan Craige Harms. The respondent was Katharina Henriette Harms. 

- Subject Matter: The parties married at Chilliwack, BC; had three children; stayed together for 27 years; and ended their relationship in January 2018. In a family action, the claimant brought a summary trial application relating to the division of family property. He also wanted a divorce. 

- Ruling: The court ruled in the claimant’s favour. The court declared the parties divorced from each other under s. 12 of the Divorce Act upon finding that the applicable requirements were met. The court held that the parties’ family property should be divided equally under s. 81 of the B.C.’s Family Law Act, 2011 (FLA), which would result in the respondent receiving an equalization payment. The court found the claimant entitled to retain the Class F shares as excluded property under s. 85(1)(b.1) of the FLA and found the respondent entitled to retain certain specified property as excluded property under s. 85 of the FLA. The court determined that the claimant should retain all rights, title, and interest in the Fraser highway property and determined that the respondent should retain all rights, title, and interest in other specified real property. 

- Date: The court released its decision on Feb. 3, 2025. 

- Venue: This was a case before the Supreme Court of British Columbia. 

- Amount: The court awarded the claimant as successful party lump sum costs at Scale B, fixed at $40,000, inclusive of taxes.