What is the effect of a delay in seeking spousal support if the husband has been seeking support for more than a year?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from T.G.R. v. K.M.R., 2019 MBQB 168 (CanLII):
A delay in seeking spousal support, however, may affect the granting of a spousal support order. In Miller v. Miller, 2009 NSSC 294, 292 N.S.R. (2d) 355, Duncan J. stated (at para. 60):
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