How is spousal support calculated in the context of childcare and household responsibilities?

This Court recently discussed the compensatory basis for spousal support in Lochhead v. Lochhead, 2014 BCSC 962, at para. 33: … It is well established that compensatory support is intended to provide redress to the recipient spouse for his or her efforts which conferred an economic benefit or advantage on the other spouse, and for his or her economic disadvantage arising from the marriage or its breakdown. The courts recognize that assuming primary childcare and household responsibilities, in particular, often results in lower earning potential and fewer prospects for financial success in the future. …