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The applicant sought an uncontested trial following the respondent's failure to participate in family law proceedings. The court granted the applicant's requests, vesting the matrimonial home in her name and awarding her reimbursement for household expenses. The court also ordered a lump sum spousal support payment in the low range of the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines due to the applicant's compensatory claim, and awarded partial indemnity costs, all subject to set-offs against the respondent's share of the home equity.