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Basic Principles of Spousal Support (view source)
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These sections of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' allow the court to set a date on which spousal support payments will end, in the expectation that by the termination date the recipient will have taken whatever steps are necessary to retrain and find a job which allows him or her to meet his or her daily needs. | These sections of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' allow the court to set a date on which spousal support payments will end, in the expectation that by the termination date the recipient will have taken whatever steps are necessary to retrain and find a job which allows him or her to meet his or her daily needs. | ||
While termination dates are often subject to change, unless the recipient is of an advanced age, the relationship was extraordinarily long, or the recipient has a serious medical condition or some other factor that prevents him or her from becoming independent, there will likely be an end date to support payments | While termination dates are often subject to change, unless the recipient is of an advanced age, the relationship was extraordinarily long, or the recipient has a serious medical condition or some other factor that prevents him or her from becoming independent, there will likely be an end date to support payments. | ||
Section 15.2(4) of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and s. 162 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' set out the factors for a spousal support order | Section 15.2(4) of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and s. 162 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' set out the factors for a spousal support order | ||