What is the difference between a husband seeking to terminate or reduce his obligation to pay spousal support due to his retirement age?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hague v Hague, 2021 BCSC 771 (CanLII):
I can see no material distinction between the present case and Peters v. MacLean, 2014 BCSC 990. There, as here, the applicant husband sought to terminate or reduce his obligation to pay spousal support due to his retirement. The parties had been together for 29 years. They separated in 2005 and divorced in 2012. The husband was 65, the wife 60. They had split their assets evenly.
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