Is there any case law where a wife is imputed income because she quit her job?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Ferguson v. Ferguson, 2014 NSSC 350 (CanLII):

In Deveaux v. Deveaux, 2013 NSSC 246 (S.C.) this court imputed income to a wife who was seeking spousal support. The wife quit her job. No credible medical evidence was proffered to establish that the wife was disabled or that she was diagnosed with any illness that compromised her ability to work.

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