Is a plaintiff entitled to support based on need?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Namdarpour v Vahman, 2017 BCSC 1189 (CanLII):
The issue, then, is whether she is entitled to support based on need. As N. Smith J. noted in Madruga v. Madruga, 2015 BCSC 1605, need is not established simply by showing a disparity in income.
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