Best Men's UHNW Spousal and Child Support Lawyers

Best Men’s UHNW Spousal and Child Support Lawyers help men obtain fair results on on paying or receiving spousal and child support in ultra wealthy cases. Even high earning professional men earning hundreds of thousand of dollars per year may be entitled to significant and long term indefinite spousal support. So, who set the highest award of spousal support to a man in Canada?

Record Spousal Support For A Man

We know this, because we set the record for a husband receiving spousal and child support. Both married and common-law spouses, regardless of gender, can be eligible for spousal support under the Family Law Act. The key factor is whether one spouse is financially disadvantaged due to the relationship or its end, and whether the other spouse can afford to provide support. Sadly, there still objectively seems to be a gender bias against men despite courts saying there should not be. We will continue to push for changes in this aspect of spousal support so men are treated as fairly as women.

Men, until more recently, are more likely to be the higher-earning spouse, but there are situations where men may be eligible for support, such as:

If they have lower incomes than their ex-wife.
If they have primary care of children and have reduced their earning capacity as a result.
If they have disabilities or health conditions that impact their ability to work.

HOW DO MEN GET SIGNIFICANT SPOUSAL SUPPORT? MacLean Law Sets A record at $30,000 a month on top of husband’s earning of over $400,000 yearly.

In ultra high-net-worth divorce cases, spousal support for men is determined by considering economic disadvantage, (compensatory) non economic disadvantage ( needs based) the couple’s and children’s accustomed lifestyle during the marriage, with the goal of maintaining a similar standard of living for both parties post separation if there is an ability to pay. Unlike standard support calculations, high-net-worth cases often involve a more individualized assessment of financial needs and ability to pay, potentially leading to support that goes beyond basic needs.

We successfully obtained $30,000 a month for our male professionally employed client earning $400,000 plus $25,000 a month for shared child support to him for one son and $600,000 of retroactive child support in a huge 2024 BC Supreme Court decision of W.A.K. v. C.R.A.M 2024 BCSC 2009

Family Law Cases Were Wealthy Men Pay Zero Spousal Support

Fraser MacLean and Lorne MacLean KC won a rare dismissal of spousal support in K.R. v. J.R., 2022 BCSC 1856.

In this case, MacLean Law represented the husband in an extremely long-term marriage with three children. Despite the extremely long duration of the marriage, the court:

-Ordered the wife to pay over $600,000 in retroactive child support dating back to 2016.
-The husband paid zero in spousal support, which is notable given the typical expectations in long-term marriages.
-the wife paid costs to the husband of over $140,000
-While this case didn’t involve a direct spousal support payment to the husband, it was a major financial win for him, especially in the context of retroactive support

WHO SET THE RECORD FOR SPOUSAL SUPPORT IN CANADA?

We also set highest record spousal and child support at $121,00 a month. YES- A MONTH- NOT A YEAR.

If you want to cancel or oppose spousal support in a long marriage talk to our MacLean Law winning counsel in these UHNW cases.

In summary, If you wonder if any men ever get record support awards the answer is yes in rare cases. Hire lawyers who will take the challenge of setting even more records for you with alacrity.