Afshan Kanwal

The case involved a divorce trial addressing issues of divorce, sole decision-making, income imputation, child support, and equalization.

The court granted the divorce, imputed income to the Applicant at minimum wage due to intentional underemployment, and ordered significant retroactive child support.

The Respondent was granted sole decision-making authority for the children on most issues, with exceptions for emergency and international travel.

The court also addressed equalization claims, including a disputed Nigerian property and a $15,000 payment, ultimately ordering a small equalization payment from the Respondent to the Applicant.

Costs were ordered to be borne by each party due to divided success and credibility issues.

This was a family law trial addressing the division of three properties in Pakistan and child support issues, including retroactive and ongoing support, and Section 7 expenses.

The court ruled on the admissibility of a deceased father's affidavit under the principled exception to the hearsay rule.

Regarding the properties, the court found two were acquired before marriage with no ownership interest for the husband, and one acquired after marriage with a 42% interest for the husband, but no equalization payment could be ordered due to lack of reliable valuation evidence.

For child support, the husband's income was imputed at full-time minimum wage from November 2022, and Section 7 expenses were apportioned.

No child support arrears were ordered prior to November 2022.

A divorce order was issued, and the husband was ordered to obtain life insurance for the child's benefit.

Costs were ordered to be borne by each party due to mixed success.