Joe is now 38 and Olivia is 37. They briefly tried their four-way relationship Trevor and Sarah, but that didn't work out. They ended up just getting their own place, although they never got married. They currently own a condo worth $500,000. They also have a daughter named Courtney, who is 5 years old.

Olivia ended up going to university and doing very well. She then went on to law school and is now a practicing lawyer making $120,000 per year. For his part, Joe didn't go well as Olivia. He never got an education past high school. He worked a series of low end jobs for a number of years, although to be fair, he worked while Olivia went through university so he supported the two of them during that time. When Courtney was born Joe and Olivia made the logical choice - as the higher income earner Olivia would continue with her career while Joe would be a stay at home dad. Because of this Joe currently has no income at all. Thankfully, Olivia recently received an inheritance of $250,000, although she has put this in a separate bank account.

Things haven't gone well in their relationship in the last few years. Joe and Olivia recently separated after Joe learned that Olivia was having an affair with a young male lawyer at work.

QUESTION: Can Joe apply for spousal support? Do you think he will be awarded spousal support? Will the judge take into account Olivia's affair in deciding the amount of spousal support to award? Explain.

QUESTON: How are the two major items of property (the condo plus the inheritance) likely to be divided? Assume that the condo was purchased after the relationship began. Explain.

1. Use Canadian code, which act?

2. also mention related cases