Is retroactive spousal support appropriate?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Godin v. Godin, 2013 NSSC 316 (CanLII):
Justice Cromwell in Kerr v. Baranow, 2011 SCC 10 discussed, when retroactive spousal support is appropriate and the considerations relevant to that determination. At paragraph 207 - 212 he stated:
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