Last week saw the UK's highest divorce settlement to date when £337m was awarded to Jamie Cooper-Hohn. Whilst her former husband, Sir Chris Hohn had claimed, modestly, that she was not entitled to more than 25% of his fortune because he was the "unbelievable money-maker", Mrs Justice Roberts clearly thought differently and awarded Jamie Cooper-Hohn around 40% of the assets.
We can gasp at the figures involved, but the principle that there is more to a marriage than just earning money is key - the acknowledgement of the fact that the husband cannot go and earn that money unless there is a support system (i.e. a wife) behind him who organises the house, fills the fridge, picks the kids up from school and generally does 'all the other stuff' that goes on behind any great businessman.
The saying in a wedding of 'for richer, for poorer' can't just be measured in terms of money alone - and that's a good thing.
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