But Joachim paid her what she was entitled to i.e. the house and the lump sum, so why the top up by Marge.
If Alex cried poverty or cruelty the DRF could reference her pre-nup which was fully adhered to.
She would have had to work (a real proper job) if she had only been given the house and the lump sum. In fact she'd probably have had to sell the house at some point because the upkeep of the house and the kids would have been a lot more than the lump sum. IMO it just shows how out of date the DRF are. Setting up people marrying into the family so they can't make it afterwards isn't a very solid solution for anyone. Could you imagine N&F living in a castle literally with their father and a small appartment with their mother. Or having to spend time alone or in after school clubs when they were at the mothers (because she'd be working full time) and then going straight home from school when with their father. We could also imagine the scenario where she could have gotten a better job offer abroad - which she couldn't take because she wouldn't be allowed to take the kids with her. Nope. Of course she could also have gotten a job in Denmark - but then she would have had to leave the DRF completely or would have been limited in what she worked with. I think the DRF felt it was much more easy to pay her off. I don't think they were wrong at all, they should just have payed themselves.
