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====Spousal support==== | ====Spousal support==== | ||
Section 164 of the ''Family Law Act'' talks about when the parts of an agreement about spousal support should be set aside. Under s. 163(2), an agreement about spousal support includes an agreement that spousal support ''won't'' be paid as well as an agreement that spousal support ''will'' be paid. | Section 164 of the ''Family Law Act'' talks about when the parts of an agreement about spousal support should be set aside. Under s. 163(2), an agreement about spousal support includes both an agreement that spousal support ''won't'' be paid as well as an agreement that spousal support ''will'' be paid. | ||
Section 164 provides two legal tests to help the court decide whether an agreement should be set aside. The first test requires the court to look at what happened when the agreement was being negotiated and signed: | Section 164 provides two legal tests to help the court decide whether an agreement should be set aside. The first test requires the court to look at what happened when the agreement was being negotiated and signed: | ||