The appellant appealed a family court order dismissing her application for $745,286 in retroactive spousal support for the period of 2015 to 2022.
The parties separated in 2006 and had an informal financial arrangement until 2015.
The trial judge found the appellant's financial evidence unreliable and concluded she failed to establish an ongoing entitlement to compensatory support after 2015.
The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding no procedural unfairness in the trial judge's credibility assessments and confirming that the burden of proving entitlement on an initial application rests with the claimant, regardless of delay.
