What are the legal principles governing spousal support?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Clowes v. Clowes (Burns), 2021 NSSC 163 (CanLII):
The legal principles governing spousal support were discussed in detail by me in Darlington v. Moore, 2015 NSSC 358. I will not repeat that discussion but rely on it for the following conclusions.
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