What is the test for maximum conduct under s. 16 of the Divorce Act?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from M.M. v. E.M., 2020 ONSC 352 (CanLII):
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has recently affirmed the importance of considering the principle of maximum conduct as set forth in s. 16(10) of the Divorce Act: Rigillo v. Rigillo, 2019 ONCA 548, at paras. 3-4; Kagan v. Brown, 2019 ONCA 495, at para. 6.
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