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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Shaun Wilson

Judge rules woman must pay half of ex-husband’s £160,000 gender surgery bill

The case was heard at Brighton Family Court - (Google Streetview)

A woman has been ordered to pay half of her ex-husband’s £160,000 gender reassignment surgery bill after a judge ruled the operation was a “need”, not a “whim”.

The 60-year-old woman had argued it was unfair for her to contribute £80,000 towards the cost of the surgery, saying her former spouse’s decision to transition was the reason their marriage ended.

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