Spousal Support Variation – Reduction in Payor’s Income Upon Retirement – Case Review: Wright v Lavoie, 2016 ONSC 3909 (CanLii)

By way of background, the parties separated in October 2010 after an 11 year common law relationship. They resolved their issues after a lengthy court battle. The wife was granted, by way of Hon. Gauthier‘s order of November 19, 2014, spousal support in the amount of $1,597 per month. Upon retirement at less than 60 years old, the husband commenced a variation proceeding of the spousal support order claiming material change in circumstances due to reduction in income and requesting…