What is the test for determining the appropriate amount of spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Khoshkoo v Mousavi, 2019 BCSC 361 (CanLII):
I must consider these factors and any other relevant factors in light of the spousal support objectives and determine what the fair and appropriate amount of spousal support should be: Bracklow v. Bracklow, 1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 420. No hard and fast rule applies to every case. The determination is always fact specific.
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