Judge: Blind love can leave you homeless

Blind love may leave you homeless was the underlying warning behind a judge’s remarks concerning ill-advised romantic engagements in business affairs.

“Emotionally transmitted debt”, whereby legal liability is spread from a debtor to a romantic partner, can destroy relationships, even families, Mr Justice Max Barrett warned in the High Court yesterday.

He was deciding if the court should direct summary judgment involving a significant financial threat to the home of a Galway woman who claims she unwittingly signed business guarantees for her live-in lover and business partner.