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The 'ludicrous' divorce settlements leaving many women 'devastated'

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Divorce slashes women's household incomes far more than men's.

Wives can expect their income to be halved on average in the year after ending the relationship.

This is despite women having smaller pensions for the reasons their wages are lower post-divorce.

Legal and General found 28% of women waived their rights to their partner's pension pot.

Grace , 48 , from the Midlands , feels "forced to take the bare minimum" in divorce proceedings.

Her husband has offered her 70,000 if she doesn't claim his pension or future earnings.

Karen Stainton , 55 , offered to pay her ex-husband 135,000 lump sum out of proceeds of the house, in return for him waiving access to her pension.

But a decade later , her pension is valued at 450,000 - far more than the lump sum.

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