From a news item in October of 1995:
Robert E. Lucas, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics for his work on the theory of "rational expectations," has to split the $1 million prize with his ex-wife.
Seven years ago she had her divorce lawyer insert a clause to cover just such a possibility.The clause in the couple's property settlement reads: "Wife shall receive 50 percent of any Nobel Prize."
Lucas, a 58-year-old University of Chicago economist, said he would gladly share his windfall.
Rita C. Lucas had perfect timing. Under the property settlement, if her ex-husband had won the Nobel after Oct. 31, 1995, he would have kept the whole thing. Lucas was awarded the prize on Oct. 10.
************And then there's this item from October of 2008:
A couple in rural Cambodia has terminated their 18-year marriage with a divorce settlement that entailed sawing in two the wooden house they once shared.
The husband has taken away with him all the bits and pieces of his half a house, said his wife.
"He brought his relatives and used saws to cut the house in half," she said, adding that she now owns the other half that is still standing.
***********A 68-year-old Indiana woman has been married 23 times, making her the most married woman in history. Her first marriage was the longest, seven years. Her shortest marriage lasted thirty-six hours.
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***********During his divorce proceedings, a New York surgeon wanted one million dollars from his wife for a kidney he had donated to her. The court ruled against him, calling the organ a gift.
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