States differ, but in my state any money earned by either party during the marriage is automatically marital property, and both parties are entitled to half. So let's assume that he earned 10 million while they were married, she'd be entitled to her 5 mil.
It's easy to Monday morning quarterback and say you'd have done something in the moment, but in my experience most crimes have witnesses that don't get involved, if they have witnesses at all.
My ex wife threw a frying pan at my head, punched me, threatened me with a knife, and thew a hairbrush at my chest so hard I had little pin mark bruises from the bristles.
