What is the test for assessing a spouse's need and self-sufficiency?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lee v. Lee, 2011 BCSC 286 (CanLII):
The assessment of need should take into account the relative standards of living of the spouses following the marriage breakdown. Need and self-sufficiency must be viewed in the context of the marital standard of living: Tedham v. Tedham, at paras. 55, 60; Yemchuk v. Yemchuk, 2005 BCCA 406 at paras. 41, 48-49.
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