What is the impact of a spouse's future prospects on a future support award?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wetmore v. Wetmore, 2007 BCSC 1177 (CanLII):
If the court finds a spouse is entitled to compensatory support, then the future prospects of that spouse do not affect the award: Borgstrom v. Borgstrom, 2004 BCSC 605; Tedham, supra. In Tedham, the court observed that a compensatory award should continue until compensation has been achieved even where the recipient spouse has attained a degree of self-sufficiency.
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