What constitutes "needs" and "means" in a separation agreement?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.G.L v M.L.L., 2015 SKQB 309 (CanLII):
[188] What constitutes "needs" and "means" has been judicially considered by a number of courts. I accept that "needs" encompasses something more than expenses associated with "subsistence". "Needs" must be assessed in light of the lifestyle and standard of living which existed during the spousal relationship and by each of the parties following the breakdown of the relationship. (See: Chutter v. Chutter, supra, at paras. 54 to 58)....
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