The parties separated in 2006, and the applicant father has had sole custody of their three children since 2007.
The applicant sought an unequal division of net family property, retroactive and ongoing child support, and the transfer of the respondent's interest in the matrimonial home.
The respondent sought spousal support.
The court found that an equal division of net family property would be unconscionable under s. 5(6) of the Family Law Act due to the respondent's reckless depletion of property by ignoring debts that resulted in liens on the home, and the applicant's disproportionate assumption of debts to support the family.
The court ordered retroactive child support, to be satisfied by transferring the respondent's remaining equity in the home to the applicant.
Ongoing child support was ordered at a reduced amount, and the respondent's claim for spousal support was dismissed as child support takes priority and the applicant lacked the means to pay.
