The appellant appealed a trial judgment awarding spousal support to the respondent, challenging the trial judge's credibility findings and factual determinations regarding the respondent's immigration status and employment prospects.
The trial judge had found the appellant to be untruthful and accepted the respondent's evidence that she would suffer reduced career opportunities in South Korea due to the cultural stigma of a failed interracial marriage.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no basis to interfere with the trial judge's credibility assessments and concluding that the trial judge fully explained why the severe economic disadvantage suffered by the respondent justified a support award outside the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines.
