High price of divorce
PUBLISHED ONMay 27, 2014 8:00 AM
4.02 billion Swiss francs (S$5.64 billion)
Who: Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev
To: Ex-wife of 24 years, Ms Elena Rybolovlev
When: May 2014
US$2.4 billion (S$3.16 billion)
Who: Billionaire New York art dealer Alec Wildenstein
To: Ex-wife of 20 years, Jocelyn Wildenstein
When: 1998
US$1.7 billion (S$2.12 billion)
Who: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch
To: Second wife of 32 years, Ms Anna Maria Torv
When: 1999
Costly Singapore divorces
$50 million
Who: Mr Peter Lim, the billionaire who just bought Spanish club Valencia
To: Ex-wife of 12 years, Venus Tan
When: 2002
$41 million
Who: Mr Yeo Chong Lin, shipping tycoon
To: Ex-wife of 49 years, Nancy Tay
When: 2010
$8.5 million
Who: Dr Gordon Lim, an obstetrician and gynaecologist in private practice
To: Ex-wife of 25 years, Dr Ivon Kwee
When: 2013
This article was first published on May 25, 2014.
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