What are the principles of compensation under the Divorce Act?

The principles of compensation are addressed under s. 15(7)(a-c) and s. 17(7)(a-c) of the Divorce Act: Moge v. Moge, 1992 CanLII 25 (SCC), [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813, at p. 860. The motion judge and the trial judge each considered these factors in detail. The motion judge was alive to the fact that the appellant withdrew from paid work outside the home, that the appellant had significant child care responsibilities, and that the appellant’s child care obligations were sharply reduced at the time of separation and eliminated entirely by 2000, when all of the burdens of parenting were on the respondent.