What is the impact of an agreement between a husband and wife on spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Young v Sherk, 2019 BCSC 312 (CanLII):
In Ashton v. Ashton, 2015 BCSC 790, the court found the agreement concerning spousal support was significantly unfair because it contradicted the objectives of spousal support.
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