What is the test for calculating spousal support under the SSAGs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kraft v Kraft, 2018 BCSC 496 (CanLII):
While the SSAGs are intended as a guide, it is ultimately for the court to determine, based on the circumstances of the particular case, the appropriate amount and duration of spousal support. Prowse J.A. in Beninger v. Beninger, 2007 BCCA 619, at para. 55, noted that “the decision whether to use the SSAGs as a guide on variation applications will have to be made cautiously and on a fact-specific basis.” I find that those comments are applicable to a situation, as in the case at bar, involving spousal support to be calculated prior to the introduction of the SSAGs.
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