What is the test for calculating the appropriate amount and duration of spousal support entitlement?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sherman v. Donohue, 2021 ONSC 5179 (CanLII):
Spousal support entitlement can also arise on a non-compensatory basis, as a result of the needs of a spouse… a spouse may be obliged to pay support based on the other spouse’s economic need alone, even if that need does not arise as a result of the roles adopted or sacrifices made during the marriage… C) Amount and Duration of Spousal Support 1. Fisher v. Fisher, 2008 ONCA 11
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