Non-compensatory principles address the needs of a spouse after the breakdown of a relationship. It is based on the social obligation of a spouse to look after his or her former spouse who is in financial difficulty, rather than letting that burden fall upon the public: Bracklow v. Bracklow, 1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 420 at para. 23.
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