What is the economic impact of a long-term disability on a spouse's income earning ability?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from K.A.J. v B.G.J, 2021 BCSC 142 (CanLII):
Throughout the marriage, each spouse makes decisions that accommodate the economic and non-economic needs of the other. The decisions include the way in which child care and other family responsibilities will be handled and the way careers will develop. These decisions can have a significant impact upon the income earning ability of each at the time of separation. Yet it is not easy to determine exactly the relationship between these decisions and the consequent benefits and detriments to each spouse. The rough equivalency of standard of living approach has operated as a workable substitute to assess compensatory claims. See for example, Dithurbide v. Dithurbide. … [Emphasis added by Rowles J.A., citations omitted.]
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