Kathleen Wyatt and Dale Vince lived as New Age travellers in the 1980s . Couple divorced in 1992 and Mr Vince founded green energy firm Ecotricity . Firm is successful with an annual turnover of 125,000 a year . Ms Wyatt lodged a claim for maintenance in 2011 from her former husband . This was blocked at Court of Appeal after Mr Vince argued it was too late . But Supreme Court ruled Ms Wyatt has a right to apply for cash payout . Said £1.9million was 'out of the question ' but she was entitled to a sum . Court heard that Ms Wyatt had lived 'hand to mouth ' in years after divorce .
Kathleen Wyatt and Dale Vince lived as New Age travellers in the 1980s . Couple divorced in 1992 and Mr Vince founded green energy firm Ecotricity . Firm is successful with an annual turnover of more than £40million a year . Ms Wyatt lodged a claim for maintenance in 2011 from her former husband . This was blocked at Court of Appeal after Mr Vince argued it was too late . But Supreme Court ruled Ms Wyatt has a right to apply for cash payout . Said £1.9million was 'out of the question ' but she was entitled to a sum . Court heard that Ms Wyatt had lived 'hand to mouth ' in years after divorce .