Is a spouse entitled to a spouse's medical leave of absence from work?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Stevens v. Stevens, 2013 BCSC 1899 (CanLII):
A spouse is not entitled without good reason, such as a medical inability to work or termination of employment without cause, to avoid his legal responsibilities to a spouse (Szczerbaniwicz v. Szczerbaniwicz, 2010 BCSC 421, 84 R.F.L. (6th) 166). …
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