Difference between revisions of "Basic Principles of Spousal Support"

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 <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) affects the ability to provide spousal support.</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
-In other words, like the ''[[Divorce Act]]'', the court cannot consider misconduct in relation to the relationship, but the court can look at the parties' behaviour after they separate, and whether the recipient is doing the things that need to be done to become economically self-sufficient or the payor is doing things that undermine his or her ability to pay support.
+In other words, under the Family Law Act, the court cannot consider misconduct in the relationship (the same as in the Divorce Act), but the court can look at the parties' behaviour after they separate, and whether the recipient is doing the things that need to be done to become economically self-sufficient or the payor is doing things that undermine his or her ability to pay support.
 ===Securing a spousal support obligation===