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| Mills awarded £24.3m settlement | Mills awarded £24.3m settlement |
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| Heather Mills has been awarded £24.3m in her divorce settlement with estranged husband Sir Paul McCartney. | Heather Mills has been awarded £24.3m in her divorce settlement with estranged husband Sir Paul McCartney. |
| Speaking outside London's High Court, Ms Mills said she was "glad it's over" and "it was an incredible result to secure mine and my daughter's future". | Speaking outside London's High Court, Ms Mills said she was "glad it's over" and "it was an incredible result to secure mine and my daughter's future". |
| As part of the deal, Ms Mills will receive £14 million for herself and £2.5 million to buy a house in London. | As part of the deal, Ms Mills will receive £14 million for herself and £2.5 million to buy a house in London. |
| The couple failed to reach an agreement in court last month, leaving the judge to determine the final figure. | The couple failed to reach an agreement in court last month, leaving the judge to determine the final figure. |
| Appeal | Appeal |
| DIVORCE SETTLEMENT £16.5m lump sum, including £2.5m to buy London property £7.8m assets£35,000 a year for daughter Beatrice - plus nanny and school fees The settlement will also see Sir Paul pay their four-year-old daughter Beatrice's nanny and school fees and will pay Beatrice £35,000 a year. | |
| The judge awarded a lump sum of £16.5 million and assets of £7.8 million. | The judge awarded a lump sum of £16.5 million and assets of £7.8 million. |
| The summary judgment stated that Ms Mills had sought £125 million and been offered £15.8 million by Sir Paul. | The summary judgment stated that Ms Mills had sought £125 million and been offered £15.8 million by Sir Paul. |
| READ THE JUDGEMENT SUMMARY class="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/17_03_08_mills_mccartney.pdf">Summary of the judgement in the Mills-McCartney divorce case (18k) Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">Download the reader here Speaking on the steps of the High Court - surrounded by a media scrum - Ms Mills insisted she was "very, very happy" with the decision. | |
| But she said she would be appealing against the publication of the ruling on Tuesday morning because of concerns for the security of her daughter. | But she said she would be appealing against the publication of the ruling on Tuesday morning because of concerns for the security of her daughter. |
| Heather Mills' comments | |
| "I'm not appealing against the judgment because it's not worth it," she said. | "I'm not appealing against the judgment because it's not worth it," she said. |
| "I'm appealing against the publication of it because it has so many details of me and my daughter in it. It has a stay on it until the appeal tomorrow." | "I'm appealing against the publication of it because it has so many details of me and my daughter in it. It has a stay on it until the appeal tomorrow." |
| 'Save a fortune' | 'Save a fortune' |
| The judge found that the total value of all Sir Paul's assets, including his business assets, was about £400 million and that there was no evidence at all before him that he was worth £800 million. | The judge found that the total value of all Sir Paul's assets, including his business assets, was about £400 million and that there was no evidence at all before him that he was worth £800 million. |
| The judge also refused to permit either party to raise as an issue the alleged conduct of the other on the broad ground that it was irrelevant. | The judge also refused to permit either party to raise as an issue the alleged conduct of the other on the broad ground that it was irrelevant. |
| Ms Mills, who sacked her lawyer and represented herself in court, urged would-be divorcees to do the same thing. | Ms Mills, who sacked her lawyer and represented herself in court, urged would-be divorcees to do the same thing. |
| CELEBRITY DIVORCE DEALS Basketball star Michael Jordan: paid an estimated $168 million (£84m) to his wife of nearly 18 years when they divorced in November 2007 Neil Diamond: gave an estimated $150m (£75m) to Marcia Murphey, whom he divorced in 1996Steven Spielberg: first wife Amy Irving was awarded an estimated $100m (£50m) in 1989Harrison Ford: paid an estimated $85m (£42.5m) to his second wife, Melissa Mathison | |
| "You can be a litigant in person. It's not easy, but just make sure you do all your research, save yourself a fortune," she said. | "You can be a litigant in person. It's not easy, but just make sure you do all your research, save yourself a fortune," she said. |
| Ms Mills made reference to the £35,000 a year their daughter would receive. | Ms Mills made reference to the £35,000 a year their daughter would receive. |
| "Beatrice only gets £35,000 a year - so obviously she's meant to travel B class while her father travels A class, but obviously I will pay for that." | "Beatrice only gets £35,000 a year - so obviously she's meant to travel B class while her father travels A class, but obviously I will pay for that." |
| A spokesman for Sir Paul McCartney said the former Beatle would not be commenting on the settlement. | A spokesman for Sir Paul McCartney said the former Beatle would not be commenting on the settlement. |
| Sir Paul, 65, married the former model and charity campaigner Mills, 40, in 2002 but they split four years later, blaming media intrusion into their private lives. | Sir Paul, 65, married the former model and charity campaigner Mills, 40, in 2002 but they split four years later, blaming media intrusion into their private lives. |