The billionaire co-owner of the Chrysler building in New York must pay out more than £3.5million ($4,763,150) every year until a judge decides how much money his estranged wife should walk away with in their divorce.
Michael Fuchs, 파타야풀빌라 a German-born 62-year-old who moved to the US in the 1990s, and French former journalist Alvina Collardeau-Fuchs, 46, are fighting over money at the High Court in .
The couple, who have two children together, married in New York in 2012 before separating two years ago.
Mr Fuchs had enjoyed an ‘extraordinarily successful career’ and owned a ‘very significant amount of prime Midtown Manhattan real estate’ before marrying Ms Collardeau-Fuchs, the court heard.
The couple shared a £30m ($40,827,000) home together in London, where Ms Collardeau-Fuchs still lives, which boasts six floors, five bedrooms and an indoor underground swimming pool.
Mr Justice Mostyn heard they also had a villa in Antibes, France, and a penthouse in Miami, Florida.
He today made rulings on how much maintenance Ms Collardeau-Fuchs should receive while the dispute continues, 태국여행 confirming that a final hearing is due to begin on October 10.
Michael Fuchs and Alvina Collardeau-Fuchs pictured together in New York in 2011 – a year before their marriage
The couple (pictured in 2011) shared a £30m home together in London, while they also owned a a villa in Antibes, France, and a penthouse in Miami, Florida
An aerial view over Manhattan, New York City, including the Chrysler Building co-owned by Mr Fuchs
He ruled that Mr Fuchs should pay his former partner around £70,000 ($95,263) a month maintenance – equivalent to more than £800,000 ($1,088,720) a year.
However, Mr Fuchs said he will also cover the cost of staff and other overheads – expenses the judge says will total around £2.7m ($3,676,050) a year.
Mr Justice Mostyn said his ‘overall liability’ would therefore be ‘an approximate annual rate of £3.64m’ ($4,955,860).
Ms Collardeau-Fuchs had asked for £130,000 ($176,995) a month in maintenance, but her ex-husband offered £31,000 ($42,194), the judge said.
Mr Fuchs told the court that the couple’s London property was worth £30.2 million ($41,104,616) and was subject to a mortgage of £21.5 million ($29,263,220).
Historically, a retinue of staff had been employed at the property, including two rota chefs, a house manager, two or three housekeepers, and a laundress.
Ms Collardeau-Fuchs pictured attending the Aby Rosen & Samantha Boardman Dinner in Miami Beach, Florida, in December 2013
(L-R) Michael Fuchs, Aby Rosen and Alberto Mugrabi attend a birthday celebration in May 2006
(L-R) Jason Binn, Alvina Collardeau-Fuchs and Michael Fuchs pictured at a Memorial Day party in Southampton, New York, in May 2010
Mr Justice Mostyn was told that, towards the end of their relationship, they had ‘global annual living costs’ of around £900,000 ($1,224,972).
He described the overheads as ‘enormous’.
The judge said the divorcing couple had already spent more than £900,000 on lawyers between them – Mr Fuchs more than £450,000 ($612,486) and Ms Collardeau-Fuchs more than £460,000 ($626,101).
He earlier ruled, at a recent preliminary hearing, that they could be named in media reports.