BBC News: Woman could win cash payout 20 years after divorce
"A woman has won a landmark Supreme Court bid to claim cash from her millionaire ex-husband, 20 years after they divorced.
Kathleen Wyatt, 55, first took legal action against Dale Vince, 53, founder of wind-power firm Ecotricity, in 2011.
Mr Vince had previously appealed against his ex-wife on the basis she had lodged the claim too late.
But five Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled Ms Wyatt's case should go before the family court.
Delivering the ruling, Lord Wilson said the court must have regard "to the contribution of each party to the welfare of the family, including by looking after the home or caring for the family"."
The most pertinent issues seems to be that when the couple split in 1983 (after two years of marriage), they were both penniless, and when they finally divorced in 1992, they were still both penniless. Granted, the woman did continue bringing up their son until he was 18, which as he was born just before they split, would have been around 2000. The man only started the business that lead to his ultimate fortune in 1995, and I doubt he was making much in the first few years. She's asking for £1.9 million.
Discuss.
"A woman has won a landmark Supreme Court bid to claim cash from her millionaire ex-husband, 20 years after they divorced.
Kathleen Wyatt, 55, first took legal action against Dale Vince, 53, founder of wind-power firm Ecotricity, in 2011.
Mr Vince had previously appealed against his ex-wife on the basis she had lodged the claim too late.
But five Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled Ms Wyatt's case should go before the family court.
Delivering the ruling, Lord Wilson said the court must have regard "to the contribution of each party to the welfare of the family, including by looking after the home or caring for the family"."
The most pertinent issues seems to be that when the couple split in 1983 (after two years of marriage), they were both penniless, and when they finally divorced in 1992, they were still both penniless. Granted, the woman did continue bringing up their son until he was 18, which as he was born just before they split, would have been around 2000. The man only started the business that lead to his ultimate fortune in 1995, and I doubt he was making much in the first few years. She's asking for £1.9 million.
Discuss.
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