US divorcee 'can't live' on $265m

Thursday 19 March 2009 11:33 GMT

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A 36-year-old Swedish countess divorcing a former CEO amid accusations of extramarital affairs is arguing she has too many expenses and cannot live on a mere $143m (£99m).

Marie Douglas-David, a former investment banker, says she has no income and needs her 67-year-old husband, George David, to pay her more than $53,000 a week to cover her expenses.

David stepped down last year as chief executive at Hartford-based United Technologies Corp but is still chairman of the board and has an estimated net worth of $329m. He and his wife accuse each other of extramarital affairs.

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