Spousal and Child Support (3:X): Difference between revisions
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Section 15.2(6) of the DA and section 161 of the FLA directs courts to consider the following objectives in determining entitlement to spousal support: | Section 15.2(6) of the DA and section 161 of the FLA directs courts to consider the following objectives in determining entitlement to spousal support: | ||
* | * to recognize any economic advantages or disadvantages to the spouses arising from the relationship between the spouses or the breakdown of that relationship; | ||
* to apportion between the spouses any financial consequences arising from the care of their child, beyond the duty to provide support for the child; | * to apportion between the spouses any financial consequences arising from the care of their child, beyond the duty to provide support for the child; | ||
* to relieve any economic hardship of the spouses arising from the care of the child, beyond the duty to provide support for the child; and | * to relieve any economic hardship of the spouses arising from the care of the child, beyond the duty to provide support for the child; and |