A Spanish court fined a man 200,000 euros to his ex-wife for 25 years of unpaid domestic work, based on the value of the minimum wage for the duration of their marriage, according to judicial documents Tuesday.
According to Agence France-Presse, the man was ordered to pay 204 thousand and 624 euros (218 thousand and 300 dollars). "On the basis of the minimum wage" Throughout their marriage, according to a court ruling in the Andalusia region in southern Spain.
The couple had two daughters, and their marriage was governed by a system of property separation, which stipulated that everything earned by each party belonged to him alone, leaving the wife in this case without any possibility of obtaining part of the money earned during the years of partnership.
The ruling included that the wife had devoted herself since marriage "Mainly for home business, which means taking care of the home and family and everything related to that".
The legal papers showed in detail what the wife would have earned annually during the period between June 1995 and December 2020.
The ex-husband was also ordered to pay her a monthly childcare allowance for their two daughters, one of whom is a minor and the other over the age of 18.
In a radio interview, the woman, whose name was not mentioned, said that her husband "He did not want her to work outside the home, although he allowed her to work in the gyms he owned, where she did public relations and worked as a trainer.".
She added "I devoted myself exclusively to household chores, taking care of my husband and the house", according to her. And she said "He made me do the exact role" In doing household chores, so much so that I "I was in a place where I could do nothing else".
She indicated that the referee made it "So happy" Because she "Well deserved".
