After 35 Years, Homeless Ex Seeks More $ From Rich Hubby

Having been on welfare and living on the streets since the '70s, Jan Stein-Sapir now wants her affluent ex-husband Leonard Stein-Sapir to increase his monthly payments, which have been $100 a month for nearly the past four decades. And it wasn't just a normal request for an allowance increase—she's asking for an apartment AND $100,000 for medical and dental reasons. A Manhattan Supreme Court Justice disagreed, despite the fact that Jan is homeless and suffers from a mental disability, saying, "No matter how great the ex-wife's difficulties may be, her life is not the ex-husband's cross to bear. There is no reason why he should shoulder any greater responsibility for her than he already has." The couple was married back in 1967, but split after only a year in order to pursue completely different career paths. Leonard went on to bank big in the food and restaurant industry, while Jan, who moved to New York in 1971, "made no efforts to gain employment," the ruling said (the couple finalized their divorce in 1974). While $100K is a lot to ask for, at least she wasn't attacked with scalding hot water or didn't demand a kidney.