Big divorce precedent only affects wealthy couples

THE ears of one divorced man must be ringing today with the words of actor Danny DeVito warning a husband not to pursue a divorce in the movie War of the Roses.

“There is no winning! Only various degrees of losing,” DeVito warned the husband.

This week’s Supreme Court ruling awarding the wife of a wealthy businessman €6.3 million - almost a third of his assets - could now force many wealthy spouses to have second thoughts about divorce.