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Difference between revisions of "Spousal and Child Support (3:X)"

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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 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
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