This trial resolved outstanding family law issues between the parties, including the equalization of net family property, spousal support, child support, and damages for the tort of intrusion upon seclusion.
The court found the parties' marriage to be valid and rejected the husband's attempt to rely on a foreign divorce obtained in Ukraine without notice to the wife.
Due to the short duration of cohabitation, which lasted only six months, the court ordered an unequal division of net family property, awarding the wife $40,704.03.
The court also awarded the wife $13,498 in lump sum retroactive spousal support and $5,000 in damages for intrusion upon seclusion, while dismissing her claim for child support on the basis that the husband had not demonstrated a settled intention to parent her son.
