The applicant sought spousal support after the end of a 14-year relationship with the wealthy respondent.
The respondent argued they were not spouses because they maintained separate residences in Toronto.
The court found that the parties lived together in a conjugal relationship, noting they spent summers together at a cottage, wintered in Florida, and the respondent treated the applicant as his wife and financially supported her.
The court awarded the applicant indefinite spousal support of $53,077 per month and retroactive support of $421,795.12, finding a strong pattern of economic dependency.
