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Crash amputee faces giving ex-wife half 500k
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A man who won £500,000 compensation after losing a leg in a crash faces losing his home in a divorce battle with his ex.
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 Kevin Mansfield was given the payout in 1998 to finance living with disability, his ex is fit and healthy |
A judge ruled the property Kevin
Mansfield bought and adapted should be included in the 50-50 split of the
couple’s assets. Dad-of-two Kevin, 41, who was given the
payout in 1998 to finance living with disability, will have to move if the
decision stands or face crippling debts, an appeal court heard yesterday. Mr Mansfield, who met now
ex-wife Catherine five years after the payout, argued the cash must be separate
from normal assets. His barrister Alan Barton said he faces
losing his house in Mr Mansfield would have
to consider a move to a cheaper part of the country, away from his children.
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The lawyer said the judge who made the
ruling had paid too much attention to “the ideal situation that the wife would
like” and “ignored his needs as a disabled man”. But yesterday Kevin won the right to
appeal against the ruling. Lady Justice Black said at The court urged the pair to settle to
avoid “potentially enormous legal costs”. Kevin said: “I want everyone to know it
could happen to them. It could happen to any war vet back from
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