In a spousal support review trial following a 24-year marriage, the court found the respondent entitled to ongoing support on both compensatory and non-compensatory grounds, noting her role in childcare and the applicant's career, as well as her ongoing mental health challenges.
The court determined the applicant's income by rejecting the inclusion of previously vested stock options but adding back certain business expenses, setting his ongoing income at a three-year average of $339,333.
The court imputed an income of $50,000 to the respondent due to her failure to meaningfully retrain or seek employment, while declining to require her to liquidate her home to generate income.
Indefinite spousal support was ordered at the low end of the SSAG range, and the applicant was credited for an overpayment of child support.
