What are the principles that apply to a non-compensatory spousal support claim where the claimant is disabled?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from D.M.T. v S.A.I, 2019 BCSC 1867 (CanLII):

The principles that apply to a non-compensatory spousal support claim where the claimant is disabled were described by McLachlin J. (as she then was) in Bracklow v. Bracklow, [1991] 1 S.C.R. 420:

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