In what circumstances will a claimant be denied spousal support if they have not proved their disability?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from S.M.B. v. L.M.B., 2006 ABQB 141 (CanLII):

In Walles v. Weir, [2000] A.J. No. 1508, Nash, J. refused to accept that a spousal support claimant had proved a disability as no independent confirmatory evidence was called (para. 23).

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