Wife guns for gunner - papers 7 July

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Divorce settlements could be changed forever today if a panel of three judges decides the former wife of footballer Ray Parlour has a bigger claim to his future earnings than acceptable under current interpretations of the law.

The Times says the decision focuses on whether “the post-divorce income of a high-earning spouse should be split 50-50 in the same way as other matrimonial assets to reflect the vital input of the other partner to the marriage.” The former Mrs Parlour has previously been awarded annual maintenance of £250,000 – up from the £120,000 originally offered by Mr Parlour’s legal team. However, even this tidy sum is well short of the £440,000 demanded as a fair share of Mr Parlour’s estimated £1.2m annual income because of the “support” given during the marriage, enabling success on the football...

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