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Basic Principles of Spousal Support (view source)
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*Does the other person, the ''respondent'', have the means to pay it? | *Does the other person, the ''respondent'', have the means to pay it? | ||
The court will not usually attempt to decide whether the applicant's need is related to the relationship or its breakdown in making an interim order for spousal support. In a case called ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1mtw3 L. | The court will not usually attempt to decide whether the applicant's need is related to the relationship or its breakdown in making an interim order for spousal support. In a case called ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1mtw3 L.G.B. v. M.A.C.M.]'', 2005 BCSC 1786 (a 2005 decision of our Supreme Court), the judge said that interim spousal support should only be awarded where an obvious case for entitlement is made out. | ||
Spousal support will often be awarded on an interim basis where: | Spousal support will often be awarded on an interim basis where: | ||