Sleeping with the enemy?

MATTHEW LYNN

What's the biggest threat to your wealth? Losing your job? A savage bear market? It may well be the ...

What's the biggest threat to your wealth? Losing your job? A savage bear market? It may well be the person you share your house and life with - a wife or husband. The UK is starting to award jackpot-style divorce settlements. In time, they may well spread across the rest of Europe. Estranged spouses, who might once have expected to live merely comfortably, can now expect to be multimillionaires in their own right -- if they are splitting up with the right person. There is no question that some of the British court's recent decisions have been eye-popping in their generosity. Alan Miller...