The applicant husband brought a motion for interim spousal support following a 27-year marriage, claiming entitlement on both compensatory and non-compensatory grounds.
The court found that the husband failed to establish a prima facie entitlement to spousal support, given extensive conflicting evidence regarding the roles each party played during the marriage, the husband's past and current income, and whether he experienced any economic hardship or decline in standard of living since separation.
The motion was dismissed, as the conflicted record could not support a finding of entitlement at the interim stage; the court noted that entitlement and quantum would need to be resolved at trial.
A secondary motion to strike the respondent's pleadings for disclosure non-compliance was resolved, with outstanding disclosure items to be provided within 14 days.
