Ex wife gets lump sum of £215,000 after 25 years of getting £27,000pa. How long should a man pay maintenance for his ex wife? I can see you need to provide for her if she is unable to work because of bringing up children - but if there are no children involved why the **** should she still be getting maintenance 25 years after the end of the marriage, which only lasted 13 years anyway. Exes should only be entitled to support until the kids are 18 imo, and not at all if they spend half the time with the other parent.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/barristers-exwife-wins-maintenance-case-1932340.html