The parties separated after a 24-year marriage.
The husband, a contractor, claimed a constructive trust over rental properties registered in the wife's name, which the court dismissed, finding no unjust enrichment and applying the statutory equalization framework.
The court also dismissed the wife's claim that funds advanced by her mother were loans, classifying them as gifts.
Due to the husband's extensive history of unreported income, the court imputed his income with a 1.85 gross-up for unpaid taxes.
The court awarded the wife $50,689.51 in retroactive child support and, notably, a $500,000 lump sum for spousal support to ensure a clean break and mitigate the risk of non-payment given the husband's financial non-disclosure.
The wife was ordered to pay an equalization payment of $488,287.92.
