What is the burden of continuing support for a spouse who has remarried?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from D.O.D. v. N.V.D., 2016 BCSC 458 (CanLII):
In Kelly v. Kelly, 2007 BCSC 227, Barrow J. noted that when addressing the issue of remarriage the burden is on the party claiming continued support after remarriage to show that there is a continuing basis for such support (para. 15). He stated:
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