What is the standard of living that a husband and wife can maintain when they are separated?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bartkowiak v. Bartkowiak, 2011 ONSC 4011 (CanLII):
This is a situation in which the available means are not sufficient to maintain the standard of living enjoyed by the spouses when they lived together: Linton v. Linton, supra, at para. 93. This is a reality that the parties must accept.
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