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It was Australia\u2019s longest, messiest and most expensive divorce.<\/p>\n

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The 14-year saga involved more than 700 documents, a \u201cvast number\u201d of hearings, 61 separate judgments, 16 law firms and more than $40 million in legal fees.<\/p>\n

But the case, akin to Jarndyce and Jarndyce from Charles Dickens\u2019\u00a0Bleak House<\/i>, was finally brought to an end last month with the Family Court refusing the wife\u2019s bid to have the proceedings reopened so she could attempt to retain her share in the family trusts and companies.<\/p>\n

The wealthy couple, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, married in 1994 and separated in 2005, with litigation starting just months later. \u201cThey have been litigating about their marriage longer than they were married,\u201d the appeal judges noted in their decision.<\/p>\n

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