In what circumstances will a court order retroactive support where the husband's threats and poor treatment of the wife during the marriage contributed to the delay in commencing an application for support?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wehbe v Wehbe, 2016 ONSC 1445 (CanLII):
In Reid v. Carnduff, 2014 ONSC 605 (CanLII), the court ordered retroactive support where the court found that the husband’s threats and his poor treatment of the wife during the marriage contributed to her delay in commencing the application for support.
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