Is a spouse entitled to spousal support on the basis that the spouse has the same career status as she did at the start of the marriage?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R.S.R. v. S.M.R., 2006 BCSC 1404 (CanLII):
Under the approach taken in Bracklow, it would be wrong to conclude that there is not entitlement to spousal support on the basis that the person claiming support has the same career at the end of the marriage as at the start of the marriage. Such a conclusion would overlook the lack of access to the marital standard of living by the spouse earning the lower income. Matters of quantum and duration will vary depending on a consideration of all the relevant objectives and factors: Johnstone v. Wright, [2005] B.C.J. No. 928, 2005 BCCA 254.
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