A High Court judge has directed the man pay half of one of his pensions to his estranged wife. Photograph: iStock
The couple, both working qualified professionals, met in another country, country B, and married in Ireland. They lived in country B but, after their relationship of several years broke down, the woman returned to Ireland with their young children. In the case before Ms Justice Jackson, the parties wanted a decree of divorce that required the judge to be satisfied about proper provision for them and their dependent children.
The man wanted the child monthly maintenance sum cut to €1,300. The woman sought €3,000 for reasons including she is renting accommodation and wants to buy a home at a likely cost of €450,000 with substantial mortgage repayments funded by her alone. His desire to maximise pension provision by making maximum pension payments was “understandable” but should not occur to the detriment of the children’s support needs and “definitely not” while some maintenance sums remain unpaid, she said. Other matters included his plan to buy a “much larger and more luxurious” motor vehicle under a scheme involving monthly repayments of €688.
The total €2,573 monthly costs of direct out of pocket expenses for the children should be divided equally between the parties, meaning each pays €1,286, the judge said. Having calculated the man’s share of subsistence expenses for both children at an additional €600, this brought his monthly maintenance payment to €1,886.
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