After 30 years of devoting herself to her husband, who, upon divorce, expected her to walk away empty-handed, the woman had secured a legal victory when the court ordered that she was entitled to 40% of his estate. A woman who devoted more than three decadestolooking after her husband, devoting her timetomaking his life easier, stood to walk away empty-handed in their divorce, as the husband’s attitude wasthat she should have made provision for herself. making his life easier, stood to walk away empty-handed in their divorce, as the husband’s attitude was But, the wife, 58, told the Pietermaritzburg High Court that, although she assisted him in his business, looked after his five-year-old daughter from another marriage at one stage, and did all she could for him, he never allowed her access to cash, as he said he wouldprovide.
But, the wife, 58, told the Pietermaritzburg High Court that , although she assisted him in his business, looked after his five-year-old daughter from another marriage at one stage , and did all she could for him, he never allowed her access to cash, as he said he would The wife told the court that it is not easy to find a job at her age, and she is battling to make ends meet. Her husband, 70, even obtained a court order for the return of some of their furniture, which she took when she had to move out of their marital home andinto a rental property. The wife told the court that it is not easy to find a job at her age, and she is battling to make ends meet.
Her husband, 70, even obtained a court order for the return of some of their furniture, which she took when she had to move out of their marital home and While the husband believes that she should fend for herself, he did agree during the divorce proceedings that she did “normal things as a wife would do”, but added that they had full-time servants. She would, however, make coffee for him, pour him a whisky, and if there was a garment that needed mending, she would repair it, he said.
