Maintaining security after a divorce

Being married to a high earner meant Mrs W was used to a good standard of living. The company Mr W works for provides a comprehensive range of employee benefits including free life cover, pensions for widows/dependants, and an excellent sick pay scheme. To Mrs W, this meant financial security, in sickness and in health, until she fell out with her, now, ex husband. With no dependants to worry about, their divorce was a clean break and Mrs W became Ms T. From the divorce she had some capital as a deposit and with her salary of £26,500, a mortgage was secured so she could buy her own hou...