If the parties are not married but in a long-term emotional and financial relationship, what impact on non-compensatory or needs-based support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from D.O.D. v. N.V.D., 2016 BCSC 458 (CanLII):
In addition while remarriage may not have much impact on compensatory support, it may have considerable impact on non-compensatory or needs-based support. If the parties are not married but in a long-term emotional and financial relationship the same principles apply: Hutchen v. Hutchen, 2014 BCSC 729 at paras. 61-62.
In Kelly v. Kelly, 2007 BCSC 227, Barrow J. noted that when addressing the issue of remarriage the burden is on the party claiming continued support after remarriage to show that there is a continuing basis for such support (para. 15). He stated:
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