What is an obligation on a payor to use their assets for post-retirement support?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Stringer v Stringer, 2017 BCSC 1470 (CanLII):

Courts in British Columbia have also confirmed that there is an obligation on the payor to use assets for post-retirement support. (Bullock v. Bullock, 2007 BCSC 318, aff’d 2008 BCCA 162 at paras. 25-26)

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