This case involved a divorce and a claim for non-compensatory spousal support by the respondent (husband) against the applicant (wife) after a 42-year cohabitation.
The parties had lived financially separate lives for the latter 18 years of their relationship, acting more as "roommates" with limited shared expenses.
The court granted the divorce and found the respondent entitled to transitional spousal support, but at a significantly lower amount and for a limited duration than he sought.
The judge rejected the respondent's proposed budget as unrealistic and found his decision to retain a large matrimonial home unreasonable, emphasizing that the support should reflect the actual shared standard of living during the period of financial separation.
