What is the appropriate amount of spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from H.A.P. v. D.A.P., 2005 BCSC 595 (CanLII):
Her counsel submits that this was a long marriage and a strong prima facie case has been established for the payment of spousal support. This amount would result in an approximate equality of monthly disposable income between the two spouses: see Ulrich v. Ulrich, 2003 BCSC 192, [2003] B.C.J. No. 836, per Owen-Flood J.
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