There is something very wrong with that kind of thinking. It is vindictive. It is why many men avoid marriage.
Why can't she just exit the marriage with what she entered it with?
It’s all about the laws re: divorce. That’s why.
think of it as a damages clause to a contract. you break the contract, you pay damages.
She deserves at least half of what he made while they were married. Husband and wife are a partnership. He broke the rules of the partnership, she should not have to forfeit the benefit of that partnership based on his malfeasance.