What is the test for self-sufficiency in spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Spence v Spence, 2021 BCSC 2159 (CanLII):
The respondent relies on Yeung v. Silva, 2016 BCSC 1682, for the proposition that the claimant has an obligation to move toward self-sufficiency and make reasonable efforts to support herself. Under the DA, the relevant provision guiding self-sufficiency is s. 17(7)(d), which lists an objective of spousal support as including to, “in so far as practicable, promote the economic self-sufficiency of each former spouse within a reasonable period of time”.
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