Is there an obligation on a person to earn income?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Jennens v. Jennens, 2014 BCSC 2014 (CanLII):

The respondent referred to several cases in support of this argument. I need refer only to Hanson v. Hanson, 1999 CanLII 6307, which discusses the obligation to earn income:

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