What authority does the court have to order spousal support under the Divorce Act?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Johnston v. Johnston, 2004 ABQB 221 (CanLII):
The authority to order spousal support is statute based. There is broad judicial discretion to determine the entitlement, the amount and the duration of spousal support under the Divorce Act. Moge v. Moge 1992 CanLII 25 (SCC), [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813.
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