Polygamist politician faces divorce battle in British courts And the judge said he had been asked to make a ruling. "It is a matter of some considerable surprise to me that relations are so antagonistic between the parties, and possibly their representatives also, that cover for that finite period has not been agreed on a no admissions without prejudice basis," he said. But the court is here to adjudicate these disputes and to provide access to justice, even if the court might think that consumption of the resources of the court for such a temporarily trifling dispute is disproportionate. Mr Justice Mostyn said the couple had enjoyed a "high, possibly very high" standard of living. And he concluded that she should get £20,000 a month until the next hearing - due to be held on February 21. He said the woman, who had run up legal fees of more than £200,000, had asked for £38,000 a month. But he said that was "disproportionate." The judge also ordered the man to pay children's school fees due this month. He did not say where the man came from, but outlined some of his background. "The husband is a foreign national, aged 62," said Mr Justice Mostyn in the ruling. He has four wives by virtue of polygamy being permitted in his home country, of which this wife is number four, who he married in 1999. In the 1990s, his involvement in politics in his home country led to self-imposed exile. He later returned, was tried and convicted and confined in prison until 2004, when he was released on house arrest, and released therefrom in 2006.