Can a spouse's failure to take steps to become self-sufficient be a basis for terminating long-term support?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Geishardt v. Ahmed, 2017 ONSC 5513 (CanLII):
In Moscoe v. DiFelice, Karakatsanis J. (as she then was) found that the failure to take steps to become self-sufficient could be a basis for terminating support. Instead, the court awarded a further 18 months of support, without variation, for a total of seven years of support post-separation, giving the recipient spouse time to adjust to her new financial reality.[109]
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