This was an undefended trial addressing divorce, equalization payments, and the applicant's claim for occupation rent.
The respondent's pleadings were struck, and she did not appear at trial.
The court granted the divorce, calculated the equalization payment as zero (for res judicata purposes), and quantified the applicant's payments for the respondent's benefit as lump sum spousal support.
The claim for occupation rent was dismissed without prejudice, allowing the applicant to raise it if the respondent ever pursues a spousal support claim in the future.
