A man told his wife he would bill her for the costs of accommodating her “exceptionally difficult” and “disruptive” mother in the marital home, a court has heard.
The man told a family law court his 78-year-old mother-in-law broke a number of boundaries while staying at the marital home.
Documenting the instances, the man said his mother-in-law came into the marital bedroom in her underwear one Saturday morning when he was having a lie-in with his wife.
She re-arranged his socks, underwear and shirts in his wardrobe and came into the en-suite bathroom when he was drying himself after a shower. The man told the court: “For me, enough was enough.”
In evidence, the man said: “I cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner for her [his mother-in-law] non-stop. I make her favourite dish, sherry trifle, and she pours the extra bit of sherry in for herself.”
The court heard that the marriage between the couple “has irretrievably broken down” due to a financial issue and that the presence of the mother-in-law at the home has been a continuing source of tension over recent months.
In the case, the man’s wife was seeking a Safety Order against her husband but Judge Fiona Lydon said that it had not been proven that a Safety Order was required and dismissed the application.
Source: Irish Times