Does a trial judge erred in principle in exercising spousal support under ss. 15(5) and 15(7) of the Divorce Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Coupar v. Coupar, 1998 CanLII 5336 (BC CA):
With regard to spousal support, the question for this court is whether the trial judge erred in principle in exercising his discretion under ss. 15(5) and 15(7) [now s. 15.2] of the Divorce Act or whether his award was otherwise clearly wrong: Pelech v. Pelech, 1987 CanLII 57 (SCC), [1987] 1 S.C.R. 801.
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