A stay-at-home husband who claims he sacrificed his own career so his wife, an investment banker, could continue hers has triumphed in a crucial round of their impending £11million divorce battle.
House husband, Weng Choy, says he filed for divorce from his "breadwinner" wife, Lena Tan, in January 2012, after a blazing row days earlier on New Year's Eve proved the "final straw" proving, yet again, that January really is the time when most divorces can get started.
Ms Tan cited the fact that she needed to be in Malaysia and that the divorce should be heard there, despite over half the couple's wealth being invested in UK assets, including an unmortgaged £4.5m apartment in Kensington.
Ms Tan claimed that Mr Choy had no right to divorce in England as they had houses in Hong Kong, Malaysia and London. However, three Appeal Court judges settled the debate in Mr Choy's favour, ruling that he had been "habitually resident" in this country for a year before he filed for divorce and therefore was entitled to fight his case before an English family judge. English judges are renowned for their generosity to the partners of rich spouses.
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