Is a healthy spouse required to continue to support a disabled spouse?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Elhoujjaji v. Campigoto, 2017 ONCJ 189 (CanLII):
In Bracklow v. Bracklow[9] the court examined the obligation to support a spouse with health issues and at para. 48 stated that, “in some circumstances the law may require a healthy party continue to support a disabled party, absent contractual or compensatory entitlement. Justice and consideration of fairness may demand no less.”
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