What is the impact of having a wife who was self-sufficient for a number of years after the parties' marriage was completed?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ramoutar v. Ramoutar, 2020 ONSC 7478 (CanLII):
In Osterlund-Lenahan v. Lenahan, 2014 ONSC 7074, at para. 76, Lococo J. found that where the wife had been self-sufficient for a number of years after the parties’ separation, her current need for support had nothing to do with the roles adopted by the parties during their marriage.
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