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A court awarded a lump sum property distribution, so that a party received part of the equity in the marital residence and partial pay back of a loan.
After the parties married on Oct. 10, 2011, defendant wife, who worked as a banking supervisor in Jamaica, returned to Jamaica to take care of her affairs. The wife obtained a temporary “green card” and allegedly was not able to work legally in the United States, after she returned in May 2013.
The husband, who worked two jobs and earned approximately $813 per week as a residential counselor to clients with special needs, complained that the wife refused to work after returning to the U.S. The wife alleged that the marital relationship broke down because the husband engaged in an extramarital affair, refused to talk about family finances and engaged in domestic violence. The husband did not deny the allegations of domestic violence.
Although the court did not find either party at greater fault for the breakdown of the marital relationship, the court found that the wife’s testimony was more credible than the husband’s.
The court dissolved the marriage and awarded the husband the marital residence, which had equity of $9,230, and which he purchased with the assistance of the wife. He borrowed $25,000 from the wife in 2010 and owed at least $7,300.
The wife testified that she used most of her savings to help the husband achieve his goals. The husband possessed a vested interest in his mother’s estate and expected to receive $16,000. The court ordered the husband to pay the wife a lump sum in the amount of $11,000.
The court ordered the wife to vacate the marital residence within one week after the husband paid the lump sum. The court awarded each party bank accounts and investments.
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Source: CT Law Tribune
