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Spousal support is a payment made by one spouse, the ''payor'', to the other spouse, the ''recipient'', to help with his or her day-to-day living expenses or to compensate the recipient for the financial choices the spouses made during the relationship. Although anyone who was in a married or unmarried spousal relationship can ''apply'' for spousal support, it's important to know that there is no automatic ''right'' to receive support just because of the relationship. Whether spousal support will be paid, and, if so, how much will be paid, always depends on the particular circumstances of each couple. | Spousal support is a payment made by one spouse, the ''payor'', to the other spouse, the ''recipient'', to help with his or her day-to-day living expenses or to compensate the recipient for the financial choices the spouses made during the relationship. Although anyone who was in a married or unmarried spousal relationship can ''apply'' for spousal support, it's important to know that there is no automatic ''right'' to receive support just because of the relationship. Whether spousal support will be paid, and, if so, how much will be paid, always depends on the particular circumstances of each couple. | ||
This | This section provides an introduction to the law on spousal support. The other sections in this chapter explore issues about spousal support in more detail, including the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines. | ||
This page also looks at what happens when a potential recipient applies for social assistance and reviews the income tax consequences of spousal support payments. | |||
==An introduction to spousal support== | ==An introduction to spousal support== | ||