In an uncontested family law trial following the respondent’s default and failure to participate in the proceedings, the court granted a divorce and addressed custody, child support, spousal support, property division, and related relief.
The court imputed income of $150,000 to the respondent due to his failure to provide financial disclosure and evidence of significant prior earnings from a chiropractic and orthotics business.
The applicant, who had been a homemaker and primary caregiver during a lengthy marriage, was awarded sole custody of the younger children, ongoing and retroactive child support, retroactive and indefinite spousal support, reimbursement of section 7 expenses, and costs.
The respondent’s interest in the matrimonial home was extinguished, with offsets applied against any potential equalization claim due to unpaid support obligations and costs.
