Northern Irish High Court, in family law action, awards matrimonial home and lump sum of STG£10,000 to wife, and investment properties to husband.
Family law - claim for ancillary relief - division of assets - family home - three investment properties - pensions - marriage lasting under two years - no children of marriage - children from previous and subsequent relationships - Articles 27, 27A, Matrimonial Causes Order (Northern Ireland) 1978 - income and earning capacity - whether "seamless blending" of previous relationship into marriage - conduct of parties during marriage - Christmas spent apart during marriage - financial conduct - forgery of wife's signature on financial document - whether investment properties to be included in consideration.