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A mother of two has been granted what has been referred to as one of the largest alimony payments in Quebec’s history following a three-year, $12-million divorce battle.

In addition to having to pay $2 million in legal fees, a Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered a man to pay his now ex-wife $75,000 each month and nearly $20,000 in monthly child support payments.

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The couple, whose names are redacted from the 55-page judgment rendered April 5, met in Paris in 1990 and moved to Quebec in 2013. They own several properties in the province, including one worth nearly $6.5 million.

The man had two children from a previous relationship, ages 33 and 32 today, and the couple later had two children together, now 20 and 15 years old. They were married in Belgium in 2004 and both filed for divorce in 2014.

During the proceedings, the wife asked for enough money to maintain “status quo” when it came to her lifestyle, which she estimated to cost between $8 million and $10 million a year.