A couple from London who married in
the late 1970s and divorced (but continued living together) in the 1990s have
just been through the court process.
Things came to a head when the man,
now in his 70s, met another woman five years ago and installed both her and her
12 year old daughter into the marital home. When the man then asked his former
wife, who is in her 50s, if she would remain in the home “as some sort of
housekeeper”, she (not unreasonably) found the suggestion “very demeaning and
upsetting”.
He seemed surprised and could not
understand why she became “so aggressive”.
The ex-husband told her that he would
“commit suicide or go on hunger strike” if she went to court regarding
financial matters.
Luckily the former wife was made of
sterner stuff and proceeded with litigation.
The man argued in court that he and
his former wife had an agreement which meant that she would be entitled to no
more than £3.4 million, but the former wife said that this had been signed by
her under duress. The man denied
this but the judge ruled in her favour and has dais that she is entitled to
nearly half of her former husband’s £13.6 million fortune.
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