What is the test for determining a husband's maximum ability to pay for his wife's divorce?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tynes v. Tynes, 2011 NSSC 18 (CanLII):
Given the wife’s low income, I have concluded that the case must turn on identifying the husband’s maximum ability to pay since the wife will need more than he can reasonably afford. Divorce Act Need v. Ability:
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