J.K.M. v L.M (ancillary reliefs; proper provision; provenance of assets) (Approved) [2026] IEHC 72 (13 January 2026)

J.K.M. v L.M (ancillary reliefs; proper provision; provenance of assets) (Approved) [2026] IEHC 72 (13 January 2026)

Proper provision in this case requires sale of the family home and adjacent parcel with net proceeds to the Applicant, options regarding her shareholding in A Ltd, retention of her pre-marriage property, specified lump sum, child maintenance, and pension adjustment, with no spousal maintenance, reflecting the provenance and income-generating nature of the Respondent's assets and the needs of both parties and children.

Citation
[2026] IEHC 72
Parties
Applicant: J. K. M.; Respondent: L. M.
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
13 January 2026
Procedural Posture
Judicial Separation and Ancillary Reliefs / Final Judgment After Full Hearing
Outcome
Decree of Judicial Separation granted; ancillary reliefs ordered as set out.
Legal Topics
Judicial Separation, Ancillary Reliefs, Proper Provision, Asset Division, Maintenance, Pension Adjustment, Child Custody
Family Law Judicial Separation Ancillary Reliefs Proper Provision Asset Division Maintenance Pension Adjustment Child Custody

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Parties

J. K. M.

Applicant

L. M.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Separation and Ancillary Reliefs / Final Judgment After Full Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 What constitutes proper provision for the parties and their children upon judicial separation?
  2. 2 How should assets, including inherited and business assets, be divided?
  3. 3 What maintenance and pension adjustment orders are appropriate?

Ratio Decidendi

Proper provision in this case requires sale of the family home and adjacent parcel with net proceeds to the Applicant, options regarding her shareholding in A Ltd, retention of her pre-marriage property, specified lump sum, child maintenance, and pension adjustment, with no spousal maintenance, reflecting the provenance and income-generating nature of the Respondent's assets and the needs of both parties and children.

Court Disposition

Decree of Judicial Separation granted; ancillary reliefs ordered as set out.

Orders

  • Family home and adjacent parcel to be sold; Applicant to receive net proceeds after deductions.
  • Respondent to compensate A Ltd for adjacent parcel.