The winner of a £56m lottery jackpot has been forced to give a share to his ex-wife who left him ten years ago.
Nigel Page, 44 and divorced, was sued by Wendy his ex-wife after his EuroMillions jackpot win in 2010, even though she had left him for another man 10 years earlier.
Wendy, a Human Resources Director, who is the mother of his then 13-year-old daughter, claimed £8million but in an out-of-court settlement was awarded just £2m later the same year.
She was seen celebrating with a bottle of Champagne as she left her luxury Gloucestershire home with a mystery man soon after the award.
Nigel – who remarried after his win in February 2010- is believed to be the first lottery winner in the UK to be successfully sued by an ex-spouse. AT the time, the £56m EuroMillions lottery jackpot was the third biggest in the UK.
Mr Page had decided to offer his ex Wendy, £1m following his jackpot win in February 2010, but his ex is believed to have instructed her lawyers to claim up to £8m.
Naturally Nigel claimed to have been very hurt by what his ex-wife had put him through. It is thought that his ex also won a whooping increase in maintenance payments for their daughter, up from £150 to £2,000 per month.
Legal experts said at the time that it is likely the couple failed to include a legally-binding ‘clean break’ arrangement when they were divorced. Had they it would have been highly unlikely that Wendy would have won her out-of-court settlement.
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