US divorcee 'can't live' on $143 million
1:04PM Thursday Mar 19, 2009
Marie Douglas and George David. Photos / AP
HARTFORD, Connecticut, AP - A 36-year-old Swedish countess divorcing a former CEO amid accusations of extramarital affairs is arguing she has too many expenses and cannot live on a mere US$143 million .
Marie Douglas-David, a former investment banker, says she has no income and needs her 67-year-old husband, George David, to pay her more than US$53,000 a week to cover her expenses.
David stepped down last year as chief executive at Hartford-based United Technologies Corp but is still chairman of the board and has an estimated net worth of US$329 million. He and his wife accuse each other of extramarital affairs.