High Court rules woman must pay ex-husband €1.6m as part of divorce settlement

Mr Justice John Jordan also rejected the woman's claims that her former husband had assaulted, abused and threatened her

The court heard the relationship had ended some years ago, but the parties had remained living in the family home, sleeping in separate rooms, using different sitting rooms, and generally trying to avoid each other. File picture

A woman must pay her former husband €900,000 for his share of the family home, a lump sum of €280,000, and a portion of her pension worth over €470,000 as part of their divorce settlement, a High Court judge has ruled.

Mr Justice John Jordan who granted the couple a decree of divorce, also rejected the woman's claims that her former husband had assaulted, abused and threatened her.