Is a spouse entitled to spousal support based on income disparity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wallace v Pichichero, 2021 BCSC 1642 (CanLII):
Likewise, income disparity alone does not provide a basis for awarding spousal support. Marriage, even a long marriage, does not automatically entitle a spouse to the same standard of living he or she enjoyed during the marriage: Lee v. Lee, 2014 [BCCA] 383, at para. 60 and 65.
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