ABSTRACT
Caroline, aged 30, met David, aged 35, at a school nativity play some eight years ago. Both Caroline and David had recently divorced their respective partners and both were looking after their children from their marriages. Caroline’s children were Emma and Freddie, aged six and three, and David’s son, George, was also six. After a whirlwind romance, David and Caroline married, and for a while they were blissfully happy. Caroline had worked as a legal secretary prior to marrying David, but with her child care expenses, she had not been well off. David was a wealthy businessman, and he had been keen for Caroline to stay at home, looking after the children, and hosting various social events for his clients. Caroline also helped David in his business during busy times. A year ago, Caroline discovered that David had been having an affair with her sister, Harriet. This so infuriated Caroline that she cut up all of David’s clothes with the garden shears, including his expensive suits. She also threw acid over his recently-restored antique Rolls-Royce, causing £10,000 of damage. Caroline is divorcing David on the basis of his adultery, but seeks financial provision for herself and the children. George, David’s son by his first marriage, will live with his father, but it has been agreed that he will spend every second weekend with Caroline, Emma and Freddie.
