Ex-husband ordered to pay over €200,000 to former wife for domestic labour

A court in Andalusia has ordered a man to pay his ex-wife more than €200,000 for 25 years of unpaid domestic labour.

Judges ruled that the womans former husban would pay €204,624.86 – after calculating her annual minimum wage for the period where she gave up her career to raise their two children and the household.

The divorce agreement was based on what each party had earned whilst married, with initially the wife recieveing nothing from the split.

A monthly childcare allowance will also be required to be paid whilst the children are under the ages of 18.