For the life of me, I DO NOT understand why the x-gf would refuse the offer of half. She is very realistic about the type of person he is (I think she is anyway) and she must know the risks of him losing it all and ending up worse off than ever, so why not take the money... put it away for THEIR child and be done with it? To be honest, she never really needed him to begin with (other than as a sperm donor) and still doesn't; she is a very independent successful woman and I bet what she wants more than any amount of money would be for him to just be happy and to be a great father to this young child. That of course is something money can't buy...