What is the current state of the law on support for a spouse who is unable to pay for the purposes of a long-term relationship?
New Brunswick, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mills v. Mills, 2009 NBQB 136 (CanLII):
As a starting point, Bracklow v. Bracklow, 1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), 1999 CarswellBC 532, in considering the above objectives suggests three types of support: (i) Compensatory - to address economic advantages and disadvantages arising from the marriage or the roles adopted in the marriage; (ii) Dependency based support to address disparity between the party’s needs and means (upon marriage breakdown); (iii) Contractual, to reflect an agreement (expressed or implied) concerning the parties financial obligations to one another.
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