article_snippet: Central London County Court heard that another man had looked after the boy when the woman was working away from their London homes and had paid more than £80,000 in maintenance over the following years.
article_snippet: the woman ruled that the man should get £10,000 damages for the distress the man had suffered, £4,000 for loss of earnings and more than £25,000 as compensation for the maintenance he had paid.
article_snippet: Legal sources suggested the woman would have to pay a further £60,000 in costs.
article_snippet: During the hearing The ex-wife left court emerged that The ex-wife could have settled the case last year for £12,500 but decided to press on with The ex-wife defence.
highlights_snippet: Man was today awarded £40,000 in damages at London's County Court .
  
highlights_snippet: Man also ordered wife to pay Man legal fees, believed to be £60,000 .
  