What is the legal test for determining the duration of a spousal support order, or the "magical cut-off date" for support?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from H.S.S. v. S.H.D., 2016 BCSC 1300 (CanLII):

There is no absolute rule for determining the duration of a spousal support order, or a “magical cut-off date” for support: Bockhold v. Bockhold, 2010 BCSC 214 at para. 56.

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