Does having to take on the responsibility of paying the debts of a spouse who has sought protection from bankruptcy constitute economic hardship arising from the breakdown of the marriage?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Shortt v. Shortt, 2021 ONSC 7301 (CanLII):
Having to take on the responsibility of paying the debts of a spouse who has sought the protection of bankruptcy “comes under the category of "economic hardship ... arising from the breakdown of the marriage". (Cantwell v. Cantwell, [2000] O.J. No. 4439 at para. 23)
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