What is the legal basis for spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.S v S.S., 2018 BCSC 355 (CanLII):
There exist three grounds for entitlement to spousal support: compensatory, non-compensatory, and contractual: Chutter v. Chutter, 2008 BCCA 507 at para. 50.
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