What happens to the farm when a marriage breaks down?
Legal advise is the best option when a marriage breaks down. Picture: iStock.
Recently there was a case in the court of appeal where a separated farmer who had his farm valued at €1.1m had to pay his estranged wife €1,600 per month in spousal maintenance.
This matter was appealed from the High Court to the Circuit Court and the High Court had originally ordered that the farmer had to pay a lump sum payment of €120,000 and €1,200 monthly maintenance for the children until the dependency ceased which it had at the time of the appeal.
