Man who spent thousands on alcohol and unprescribed drugs fails to raise divorce provision

While the man lost the residence ordered to him in the divorce proceedings, the woman did “any number of jobs, no matter how humble”, to make ends meet

Dismissing the appeal, the judge said he could see “no reason” why the woman should now be landed with the consequences of her ex-husband’s “poor and improvident decisions”. File photo

A High Court judge has dismissed a man’s appeal seeking a stake in his ex-wife’s home after he had spent many thousands of euros on unprescribed drugs, alcohol, and Panamanian goods.

In a ruling, Mr Justice Max Barrett said the woman had “through grift and thrift” arrived at a position where she will likely be able to pay off her home loan, while the man appears to have dissipated almost all of his capital resources.