Is a spouse entitled to support on a non-compensationary or needs-based basis?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Salmond v. Salmond, 2007 BCSC 264 (CanLII):
The authorities establish that a spouse may be entitled to support on compensatory principles (Moge v. Moge, 1992 CanLII 25 (SCC), [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813), but also on non-compensatory or needs-based principles, and contractual principles (Bracklow v. Bracklow, 1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 420).
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