Can a spouse double-dipping on their equalized pension income?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacLeod v. MacLeod, 1999 SKQB 267 (CanLII):
In Best v. Best, supra, Major J. stated at paragraph 120: Although double-dipping is a serious problem when spousal support orders are based in part on an equalized pension, I do not believe these concerns arise here. Rutherford J.’s reasons in granting spousal support do not suggest that he considered the pension as a source of income for the appellant. ...
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