What is the test for calculating the quantum of spousal support under s. 15.2 of the Divorce Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacColl v. MacColl, 2012 BCSC 643 (CanLII):
The rules of law which govern the issue of entitlement to spousal support, and quantum of spousal support, are set out in s. 15.2 of the Divorce Act. The interpretation of those rules as they apply to a claim on compensatory grounds, was given in Moge v. Moge, 1992 CanLII 25 (SCC), [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813.
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