The parties separated after a 13-year marriage.
The central issues at trial were the determination of the respondent husband's income as a self-employed musician, the treatment of his royalty income, the imputation of income to the applicant wife, spousal support, child support, and the equalization of net family property.
The court found that the husband's royalty income should be included for support purposes and capitalized for property equalization, rejecting the application of the rule against double-dipping.
Income was imputed to both parties.
The court ordered the husband to pay table child support, a proportionate share of section 7 expenses, compensatory spousal support for a fixed duration of nine years, and an equalization payment of $37,095.57.
