What is the test for determining whether a spouse is entitled to a reduction in the amount of support they receive from the other spouse?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tsurugida v. Romero, 2006 BCSC 1754 (CanLII):
See also Yemchuk v. Yemchuk (2005), 44 B.C.L.R. (4th) 467, 2005 BCCA 406 at para. 71, where Prowse J.A. held for the court that "equitable sharing of the economic hardship arising from the breakdown of the marriage, including a reduction of the disparity in relative standards of living of the parties" was the most important principle in that particular case. Entitlement to support in that case rested on compensatory principles and need.
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