The threshold issue for determining spousal support is entitlement. The relevant factors are found in s. 15(2)(4) of the Divorce Act. It is well-established that there are three grounds for entitlement to spousal support: compensatory support, non-compensatory support and contractual support. (Bracklow v. Bracklow, 1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), [1999] 1 SCR 420)
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