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A woman has been awarded $180million and a slice of her ex-husband's substantial property portfolio after a bitter three-year divorce battle.
The couple, who can not be named for legal reasons, had been married for over two decades before splitting a few years ago.
The Family Court heard the husband had given his then wife a 'life of luxury' but that they had been 'living apart together' since the 1990's.
Their relationship began to unravel in 2007 when the husband had an extra-marital affair at one of their overseas properties.
Justice Peter Campton ruled the pair should split their vast fortunes, which the husband had been growing since before they met.
A woman has been awarded $180million and a slice of her ex-husband's substantial property portfolio after a bitter three-year divorce battle (stock image)
Justice Campton ordered the husband to pay his ex-wife four instalments of $40million by March 22 and July 26 both this year and next.
He must also pay her 50 per cent of the couples' property portfolio ($21.8million), by March 22, 2026, bringing her total payout to about $181million.
She will also be given ownership of three apartments, one of which being her primary overseas residence and worth over $10million, according to the Daily
