A woman in Somerset said that divorcing a controlling husband resulted in costs of £105,000. She gave the total divorce cost at that figure. Her case stands as one example of the substantial financial stakes involved in some divorce proceedings.
Separately, a South Korean video game tycoon was ordered to pay $1.87 billion to his ex-wife. It amounted to a record settlement. The business leader has accepted part of the ruling, but will fight the rest through the courts.