Does imputation apply to income for spousal support purposes?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sampson v Sampson, 2019 NSSC 169 (CanLII):
Second, income imputation is not restricted to child support cases, and indeed the same principles are at play when determining income for spousal support purposes: Saunders v. Saunders, 2011 NSCA 81; Shaw v. Shaw 2009 NSSC 353.
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