What is the purpose of support for a separated spouse who is unable to pursue a higher education after the breakdown of their relationship?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Beneteau v. Young, 2009 CanLII 40312 (ON SC):
The general purpose of support is to address financial inequality following the end of a relationship. As stated by McLachlin J. (as she then was), in Bracklow v. Bracklow, 1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 420, at para. 1: “It is now well-settled law that spouses must compensate each other for foregone careers and missed opportunities during the marriage upon the breakdown of their union.”
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