What is the standard of living that a recipient spouse is entitled to after the recipient spouse's retirement?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wright v. Lavoie, 2014 ONSC 6690 (CanLII):
The Court of Appeal in Lynk v. Lynk (1989), 92 N.S.R. (2d) 1 outlined the principle that the standard of living that a recipient spouse is entitled to is a standard equal to that which he or she would have enjoyed had the relationship continued through to the payor’s retirement.
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