Can interim spousal support be granted in spite of a waiver of support contained in a marriage contract?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pate v Pate, 2015 ONSC 2024 (CanLII):
Interim spousal support may be granted in spite of a waiver of spousal support contained in a marriage contract where there is a triable issue as to the enforceability of the contract: Pitchforth v. Pitchforth, 2009 CarswellOnt 4866 (S.C.J.) at para. 19.
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