Storm in high-tech elite: The workplace affair that led to a battle over millions of shekels between spouses
A high-profile high-tech couple in their mid-thirties are embroiled in a legal dispute following their separation. The husband is demanding half of the wealth his wife accumulated during six years of pre-marital cohabitation, estimated at millions of shekels. The wife, employed by a major international company with a branch in Israel, earns an annual salary of nearly two million shekels. Three years after they met and began living together, she received a bonus of one million dollars and stock options worth millions. The husband, also a high earner, claims he is entitled to half of the assets she built during their relationship, arguing they were a common-law couple. The wife contends the accounts were separate and that her husband is acting out of revenge following an affair she had with a colleague. The couple has been referred to conflict resolution.
A high-profile high-tech couple in their mid-thirties are embroiled in a legal dispute following their separation. The husband is demanding half of the wealth his wife accumulated during six years of pre-marital cohabitation, estimated at millions of shekels. The wife, employed by a major international company with a branch in Israel, earns an annual salary of nearly two million shekels. Three years after they met and began living together, she received a bonus of one million dollars and stock options worth millions. The husband, also a high earner, accumulated about half of what his wife did over their 11-year relationship—approximately 14 million shekels, in addition to stocks. He claims he feels no revenge and argues that his wife had an affair with a colleague. He believes he is entitled to half of the wealth she accumulated during their cohabitation, as they lived together and were a common-law couple. The wife contends the accounts were separate and that her husband is exaggerating his estimates. Attorney Solan, representing the wife, argues that the husband's wealth accumulated during the period may be greater. The couple has been referred to conflict resolution.