Is a spouse required to compensate the other spouse for missed opportunities during the marriage?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jackson v. Jackson, 1999 ABQB 616 (CanLII):
In Bracklow v. Bracklow (1999), 1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), 44 R.F.L. (4th) 1 (S.C.C.), McLachlin J. observed at p. 26: It is now well-settled law that spouses must compensate each other for foregone careers and missed opportunities during the marriage upon breakdown of the union.
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