This family law trial addressed custody, access, child support, and equalization of net family property.
The applicant father sought sole or joint custody and equal time sharing, while the respondent mother sought divorce, sole or joint custody with primary residence, child support, spousal support (later abandoned), equalization, and a restraining order.
The court granted the father sole custody with a duty to consult, but the children's primary residence was with the mother.
A detailed parenting schedule was established.
Child support was ordered retroactively from April 1, 2016.
The matrimonial home was valued, and an equalization payment was ordered from the father to the mother, with set-offs for kitchen repair costs, German court costs, and an advance payment.
The father's claim for occupation rent and the mother's claim for a restraining order were dismissed.
The father was ordered to reimburse the mother for a portion of lost child tax benefits.
