The court heard a seven-day trial involving a separated couple with two children, one of whom has significant special needs.
The Applicant, suffering from a terminal illness, sought orders regarding parenting time, decision-making authority, child support (arrears and ongoing), spousal support (arrears and ongoing), and equalization of net family property, including enforcement of a religious marriage contract (mahr).
The Respondent, who became the primary caregiver due to the Applicant's declining health, sought to end spousal support, remove arrears, and gain exclusive decision-making power.
The court granted shared decision-making with the Respondent having the final say, ordered retroactive child support and ongoing spousal support (mid-range, time-limited but conditional on mahr payment), and enforced the $15,000 portion of the religious marriage contract as an equalization payment, while denying the gold lira portion due to lack of valuation evidence.