Ending of Spousal Support

[mrbill]

I have been divorced for 10 months and have been re-married for 2 1/2 months. I have had a separation agreement with my ex-wife for over 7 years now. We had agreed to have a low spousal support amount and I would like to terminate it now. We have three children which I will continue to support accordingly.
Does the separation agreement have to be changed or can we just agree to end the support?

[Jeff]

Welcome to the forums mrbill! If your ex and you agree to end spousal support, you should get this agreement turned into a proper legal agreement. Otherwise, some years down the line your wife may change her mind and decide to enforce the agreement that's currently in place.

[logicalvelocity]

Spousal support does it ever end?

Good question!
Read these cases!

Bracklow v. Bracklow SCC

http://www.canlii.org/ca/cas/scc/1999/1999scc15.html

and

Miglin v. Miglin

http://www.canlii.org/on/cas/onca/2001/2001onca207.html

[Jeff]

There's a good review article about this subject at:
http://www.fbfamilylaw.mb.ca/beleyspousalarticle.htm

I think the article is a bit old, but it hasn't gotten much easier to end spousal support since then.