Does the Court have discretion whether to apply spousal support under the Spousal Support Appeal Guidelines?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bozak v. Bozak, 2008 BCSC 1458 (CanLII):
The court has discretion whether to apply the SSAG in a high income case such as this and has discretion to depart from the SSAG both with respect to the quantum and duration of the spousal support award: Smith v. Smith, 2008 BCCA 245.
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