Is a party’s capital assets acquired after the break-up of their marriage taxable income for spousal support purposes?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Vermeire v. Bates, 2022 ONSC 1278 (CanLII):
In Leskum v. Leskum, 2006 SCC 25, 1 S.C.R. 920, at para. 29, the court indicated that it was correct to take into account a party’s capital assets acquired after the marital breakup when determining income for spousal support purposes.
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