In what circumstances will a court order maintenance for 10 years in a relationship where the recipient is unable to work?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Puddifant v. Fraser, 2005 NSSC 340 (CanLII):
In Bishop v. Bishop [2005] N.S.J. No. 325 (S.C.) LeBlanc, J., in a “post guidelines” decision ordered maintenance for 10 years (but a total of 11 years) in a 13 year relationship where the recipient was unable to work.
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