What is the test for non-compensationable or social obligation spousal support?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacPherson v. MacPherson, 2015 NSSC 294 (CanLII):
The Wife seeks spousal support on a non-compensatory or social obligation model referred to in Bracklow v. Bracklow1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), [1999] S.C.J. No. 14.
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