Justice L’Heureux- Dube in Moge v. Moge 1992 CanLII 25 (SCC), [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813, [1992] S.C.J. No. 107 directed that spousal support must strive to achieve some equitable sharing upon the dissolution of the marriage. At paragraph 73, she stated: “The doctrine of equitable sharing of the economic consequences of marriage or marriage breakdown upon its dissolution which, in my view, the Act promotes, seeks to recognize and account for both the economic disadvantages incurred by the spouse who makes such sacrifices and the economic advantages conferred upon the other spouse.”
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