Does a voluntary, early retirement constitute a material change of circumstances?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Oderkirk v. Oderkirk, 2014 NSSC 37 (CanLII):

The same conclusion was reached by the court in Innis v. Innis [2013] ONSC 2254. The court again found that a voluntary, early retirement, done for “lifestyle reasons” did not constitute a material change of circumstances.

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