Can a claimant bring an application for spousal support under the Family Law Act?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R.F.T. v. O.K.G., 2007 ABPC 70 (CanLII):
The Family Law Act limits the bringing of an application for spousal support to married spouses and “adult interdependent partners”, a term that is defined in the AIRA. Does it follow – as one might be quick to infer from the reasoning in Spracklin v. Kichton – that because the parties’ relationship ended prior to the passage of the Adult Interdependent Relationships Act (and hence prior to the concept of an “adult interdependent partner”), the claimant in this case cannot bring an application for support under the Family Law Act?
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