What is the test for marriage agreements that speak to spousal support after divorce?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from a caselaw decision:

I gave a decision in Bood v. McGunnigle, [1998] N.S.J. No. 534 that addressed the validity of marriage agreements that spoke to spousal support after divorce.

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