What grounds can a spouse use to establish entitlement to spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.K. v. A.K., 2004 BCSC 37 (CanLII):
There are three grounds on which a spouse may establish entitlement to spousal support – namely, non-compensatory, compensatory, or contractual grounds. See: Bracklow v. Bracklow (1999), 1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), 44 R.F.L.(4th) 1 (S.C.C.).
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