From the Telegraph:
A Swiss tycoon with luxury residences all over the world is demanding that his high-stakes divorce battle be held in Monte Carlo – because that is where his estranged wife’s shoe collection is.
Maurice Amon will face Tracey Hejailan-Amon in Manhattan’s Supreme Court on Thursday, to argue that the divorce should be heard in the Monaco city because that is the site of their main home – as evidenced by her walk-in wardrobe full of shoes.
“One need only look at the number of pairs of shoes in her closet to conclude she lives there,” said Peter Bronstein, Mr Amon’s lawyer. As evidence he submitted photos of packed closets and rack upon rack of stilettos, slingbacks and wedges inside the $40 million (£26 million) home, completed in May.
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