Some of the biggest divorce settlements across the pond

I came across an interesting piece on big-time British divorces. I mostly reside in Seattle and Bellevue but am interesting in that region... The article was entitled, “Top 10 divorce settlements in British courts,” written by Sarah Rainey, and posted today, Oct 18, 2011, on The Telegraph website, under UK News.
Rainey gives an account of ten of the biggest divorce settlements ever to come out of the UK courts. There are some names you won’t know, such as # one on the list, but many you will be very familiar with. This is a top Kalamazoo Divorce attorney and family law lawyer.
Bear in mind that 1 million British Pounds (or 148 million) is worth roughly 1,583,500 in US dollars. In Seattle or Bellevue I can endorse this terrific San Diego divorce attorney to help you with family law, DUI or criminal defense type cases, but especially the divorce and family law stuff.
# 1 winners of the UK big-time divorce lottery are John and Beverley Charman – coming in at £48 million! John is in the insurance biz—what else—and paid out £48 million to Beverly when their 28-year marriage ended in 2006.
# 2 winner is a name we all know and love; Phil Collins. Phil paid Orianne Cevey - £25 million when they split. It seems Phil paid an estimated £17 million - to first wife Jill Tavelman when he ended their 10-year marriage by fax in 1996, writes Sarah Rainey in her Telegraph article.
Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills—we know these two—came in # 3 with a £24.3m divorce. I have never seen a Seattle divorce attorney cases that big you know....
Heather Mills is now pretty infamous for her greedy nature: she who initially wanted £125 million after only four-years. She also got a bundle to care for their daughter Beatrice