{"id":44668,"date":"2018-07-19T13:36:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/?p=44668"},"modified":"2019-04-17T17:12:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:12:58","slug":"man-demands-bank-of-ex-husband-must-close-after-ex-demanded-more-cash-16-years-after-divorce-becau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/man-demands-bank-of-ex-husband-must-close-after-ex-demanded-more-cash-16-years-after-divorce-becau\/","title":{"rendered":"Man demands \u2018bank of ex-husband must close\u2019 after ex demanded more cash 16 years AFTER divorce becau&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__content article__content--intro\">A SURVEYOR who won a court battle against his ex-wife who wanted more cash off him 16 YEARS after they divorced has demanded &#8220;the bank of ex-husband be closed down&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Graham Mills, 52, said he should not still have to fork out for his former spouse after she lost a \u00a3230,000 lump sum awarded to her in their 2002 divorce.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"0\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" The Supreme Court ruled today that Graham Mills, 52, shouldn't have to pay increased maintenance payments to his ex-wife - but he must still pay \u00a31,100 a month\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421350802.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421350802.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=844\" height=\"3000\" width=\"2637\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd2018 Gustavo Valiente \/ i-Images<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> The Supreme Court ruled today that Graham Mills, 52, shouldn&#8217;t have to pay increased maintenance payments to his ex-wife &#8211; but he must still pay \u00a31,100 a month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He told Sun Online: &#8220;The bank of ex-husband should be closed down as we have been separated for 18 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI should not be picking up the tab any longer. I shouldn\u2019t be a cash machine for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court today ruled he should not be forced to pay increased maintenance after she had lost the lump sum and been left in debt due to a series of \u201cunwise\u201d property deals.<\/p>\n<p>Judges heard how in the 2002 divorce the pair agreed Mrs Mills should get the \u00a3230.000 pot plus monthly payments of \u00a31,100.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"1\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" Following the divorce, Mrs Mills was awarded a \u00a3230,000 lump sum from the sale of her home and \u00a31,100 a month in maintenance so that she could buy a new home for herself and for their son, who was then eight\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/maria1.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/maria1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=306\" height=\"483\" width=\"306\"\/><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> Following the divorce, Mrs Mills was awarded a \u00a3230,000 lump sum from the sale of her home and \u00a31,100 a month in maintenance so that she could buy a new home for herself and for their son, who was then eight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"2\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" The Supreme Court today ruled that Maria Mills should not be entitled to any additional money from her ex-husband, although the payments of \u00a31,100 a month must continue\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421346100.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421346100.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\" height=\"2180\" width=\"3000\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd2018 Gustavo Valiente \/ i-Images<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> The Supreme Court today ruled that Maria Mills should not be entitled to any additional money from her ex-husband, although the payments of \u00a31,100 a month must continue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"3\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" Mr Mills said he didn't have any ill-feeling towards his wife but wanted to end their financial relationship for the sake of their 24-year-old son\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421350823.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421350823.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\" height=\"1967\" width=\"3000\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd2018 Gustavo Valiente \/ i-Images<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> Mr Mills said he didn&#8217;t have any ill-feeling towards his wife but wanted to end their financial relationship for the sake of their 24-year-old son<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Four years ago Mr Mills returned to a family court and argued the payments should be reduced saying his ex-wife had lost her payout through &#8220;gross financial mismanagement&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Mills made a cross-application arguing she was unable to meet her basic needs and the Court of Appeal agreed with her, awarding her increased maintenance payments of \u00a31,441 a month.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s judgement means the extra payments can now stop but Mr Mills must continue paying \u00a31,100-a-month &#8211; something he insisted was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>He told Sun Online: &#8220;I need to close the door on paying her anything and stop her coming back for more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added:\u00a0\u201cIt feels like a hollow victory today. I\u2019m still paying \u00a31,100 a month to a person who is completely capable of looking after herself, so it\u2019s not over.\u00a0I haven\u2019t actually moved forward from where I was four years ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"4\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" Discussing the relationship with his wife Mr Mills said: &quot;It would be nice to have an amenable relationship but of course the money is always going to get in the way&quot;\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421303691.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421303691.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=639\" height=\"4000\" width=\"2664\"\/><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> Discussing the relationship with his wife Mr Mills said: &#8220;It would be nice to have an amenable relationship but of course the money is always going to get in the way&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn my view, it\u2019s simply not right that I\u2019m still paying for her after all this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After buying a home in Weybridge, Surrey, in 2002, Mrs Mills admitted \u201cunwisely\u201d up-grading to a three-bedroom flat in Wimbledon in 2006 before moving to a two-bedroom apartment at a Victorian mansion block in Battersea a year later.<\/p>\n<p>It meant the beautician fell into debt as she had \u201cover-financed\u201d and increased her mortgage liabilities on each home\u00a0which left her unable to \u201cmeet her basic needs.\u201d She is now in rented accomodation.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mills said:\u00a0\u201cShe hasn\u2019t made sensible financial choices. I don\u2019t know what she spent the money on, but it\u2019s a significant amount of money.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"5\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" Mr Mills said he was in a &quot;pretty lonely place&quot; after the Court of Appeal ruling but had been given a boost by the hundreds of messages of support\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421353518.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421353518.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=657\" height=\"3000\" width=\"2054\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd2018 Gustavo Valiente \/ i-Images<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> Mr Mills said he was in a &#8220;pretty lonely place&#8221; after the Court of Appeal ruling but had been given a boost by the hundreds of messages of support<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr Mills, who has since remarried, told the Sun Online he was frustrated with the legal system which he described as a \u201clottery\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI think marriage should be a good, stable place, particularly if you\u2019ve got children. Where it falls down is the complexity behind divorce and the fact it\u2019s a lottery and there\u2019s no clear guidelines on what the outcome will be when you go into a divorce process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The surveyor said he didn\u2019t harbour any ill-feeling towards his ex-wife but wanted to end their financial relationship for the sake of their 24-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mills, who has spent more than \u00a350,000 on legal fees, added:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not sloshing about with cash\u2026I have no control over her finances and all the while there\u2019s a court order saying I have to pay her, she can come back at any time and ask for more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"6\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" Mr Mills, who remarried in 2007, said the ongoing legal battle had put a strain on his current relationship\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421290507.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421290507.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=639\" height=\"3500\" width=\"2331\"\/><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> Mr Mills, who remarried in 2007, said the ongoing legal battle had put a strain on his current relationship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;It means I can\u2019t plan my financial future because for me it\u2019s open ended.\u00a0\u00a0So I can\u2019t plan my finances, I can\u2019t plan my retirement because I\u2019m waiting to see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not over because there&#8217;s money coming out my account every month.\u00a0I want to get on with my life and I\u2019m sure she wants to get on with her life and I don\u2019t want our son to have this. No child wants to see Mum and Dad arguing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussing today&#8217;s ruling Mr Mills\u2019 lawyer Beverley Morris said that while some were hailing the decision as a victory, Mr Mills was still paying a Joint Maintenance Order with no end in sight<\/p>\n<p>She told the Sun Online: &#8220;We\u2019re disappointed. For us it\u2019s the big issue of taking responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Mills has always paid the maintenance, worked hard, made provisions. It\u2019s a very hard lesson and doesn\u2019t incentivise people to become self-sufficient which is the big message the courts should be sending out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"7\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" Maria Mills, 52, said she felt &quot;women get the rough end of the stick after divorce&quot;\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421244403-e1531931268728.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000421244403-e1531931268728.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=763\" height=\"1974\" width=\"1569\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PA:Press Association<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> Maria Mills, 52, said she felt &#8220;women get the rough end of the stick after divorce&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"8\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" Mrs Mills' first home was in Weybridge, Surrey (pictured), which she bought in 2002 for \u00a3323,000. She sold the house for the same price in 2006\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/maria2.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/maria2.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=634\" height=\"579\" width=\"634\"\/><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> Mrs Mills&#8217; first home was in Weybridge, Surrey (pictured), which she bought in 2002 for \u00a3323,000. She sold the house for the same price in 2006<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"9\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" Mrs Mills paid \u00a3520,000 for her home in Battersea and sold it two years later for \u00a3580,000\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/maria3.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/maria3.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=634\" height=\"628\" width=\"634\"\/><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> Mrs Mills paid \u00a3520,000 for her home in Battersea and sold it two years later for \u00a3580,000<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"10\"><a href=\"#\"><img alt=\" Mrs Miller purchased a three-bedroom home in Wimbledon in 2006 for \u00a3323,000, which she sold a year later for \u00a3435,000\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/maria4.jpg?w={width}\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/maria4.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=634\" height=\"749\" width=\"634\"\/><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"> Mrs Miller purchased a three-bedroom home in Wimbledon in 2006 for \u00a3323,000, which she sold a year later for \u00a3435,000<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an interview with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-4215578\/Maria-hits-winning-increase-maintenance.html\">Daily Mail<\/a> last year Mrs Mills insisted she was \u201cnot a gold digger\u201d&#8217; saying:\u00a0\u201cI genuinely believe women get the rough end of the stick after divorce. They have to juggle working and bringing up the family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer representing Mrs Mills today said she was &#8220;feeling bruised&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sun-row \">\n<div class=\"col sun-col-6\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic rail--trending undefined theme-news\" data-slide-count=\"4\" data-slide-count-tablet=\"4\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container lazyload\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rail__item swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"rail__item-image\">\n<div class=\"teaser__image-container\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/6813095\/thousands-of-brits-set-to-get-up-to-10k-extra-after-bungling-officials-screw-up-benefits-payments\/\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 680px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000218240119.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=300&amp;h=192&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 680px) 300px, 150px\"\/><source 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