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Unit 1 1 Lorna Wendt never expected to find herself in the limelight. She was accustomed to watching quietly and supportively from the sidelines as her husband, Gary, chairman of G. E. Capital, played the starring role. But all that changed when Mr. Wendt asked for a divorce after 32 years of marriage. He proposed a 10-million-dollar settlement. She rejected that offer, arguing that her contribution to the marriage entitled her to half of his assets. By her estimates, his fortune is worth nearly 100 million dollars—a figure he insists is greatly inflated. She is also appealing a Connecticut j