B and S
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Rooney J |
| Judgment Date | 30 September 2022 |
| Neutral Citation | [2022] NIFam 33 |
| Court | Family Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 30 September 2022 |
Neutral Citation No: [2022] NIFam 33
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: ROO11945
ICOS No:
Delivered: 30/09/2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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FAMILY DIVISION
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Between:
B
Petitioner:
and
S
Respondent:
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ROONEY J
Anonymity
[1] In order to protect the identity of the children referred to in this judgment, I
direct that no report of this matter should reveal the names of the children or the
adult members of their family. The anonymity of the children must be strictly
preserved.
Introduction
[2] The Petitioner wife (hereinafter ‘B’) is now aged 47. The respondent husband
(hereinafter ‘S’) is aged 55. The parties were married just in excess of twenty years
ago. There was no pre-marital cohabitation. After a period of fifteen years, the
parties separated. Accordingly, it is a mid-term marriage.
[3] There are two children of the marriage, ‘D’ who is now aged seventeen and
‘Y’ who is now aged ten. ‘D’ is currently studying at a grammar school in Belfast
and is in her lower sixth year. ‘Y’ is in primary six and is hoping to progress to
grammar school in the near future.
[4] B is currently dating but is not cohabitating. She resides in rental
accommodation. S currently resides in the former matrimonial home. He is
employed at a local university and is understood to be single.
[5] B issued a divorce petition dated 4 May 2016 grounded on the respondent’s
alleged unreasonable behaviour. B issued a second divorce petition based on two
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