What is the test for reducing spousal support on a step down basis to motivate a recipient to retrain and increase her earnings?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Arnaud v. Chiddenton, 2014 ONSC 5615 (CanLII):
He cites Moon v. Moon, [2011] ONSC 1834, for the proposition that spousal support should be reduced on a step down basis to motivate a spousal support recipient to retrain and increase her earnings.
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