What is the difference between spousal support and reapportionment of assets?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.E.H. v. P.L.H., 2013 BCSC 752 (CanLII):
The different goals of reapportionment on the one hand and spousal support on the other were described this way in T.M.S. v. E.S.: Thus the economic disadvantage the plaintiff has suffered has both a short-term and a long-term impact. The short-term impact can be addressed by spousal maintenance, but the long-term impact should be addressed by a reapportionment of assets. See also Lodge v. Lodge at paras. 18-21.
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