Family law rules about spousal support
Family law says that in some situations your spouse has to support you financially even after your relationship has ended. This is called spousal support.
In family law, your spouse is someone of any sex or gender who you:
- are married to
- have been living with as a couple for at least 3 years
- have been living with in “a relationship of some permanence” and the two of you have a child together
Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) use the family law definition of spouse in their rules about support payments. But they use a different definition of spouse when they decide if you qualify for money from OW or ODSP.
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