$4.5 Billion divorce settlement!

[MV%doe]

id take her deep sea fishing or to a pig farm or a alligator/crocodile zoo and maybe a accident would happen........   

[ladypanther]

Why can't both parties just agree to an amicable sum and not try to break the other person? You once loved them (I hope) so just try to end things as peacefully as possible. I understand the arguments of if she helped him make his money and blah blah, but it just feels empty. I guess I just don't care about money like that.

 

Broken???  Won't they both have billions???  Are you kidding me?

[lola]

Broken??? Won't they both have billions??? Are you kidding me?

In general. Not really referring specifically to this case.

[ladypanther]

In general. Not really referring specifically to this case.

 

 

This not likely your "general" case.

[TruthVsComfort]

Marriage is considered a partnership. Thus, generally speaking, each spouse has a 50% interest in everything earned during the marriage. Someone mentioned inheritance earlier - inheritance is not considered marital property (subject to division at separation) unless converted into marital property in one way or another. 

[Zaximus]

The 50% thing isn't only for rich people but mostly normal folks. If you add stipulations it wouldn't be fair. You know this going into a marriage without a prenuptial. We do not know how much she helped him in business either. I am sure they will live fine and just have to pinch millions to make it.

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[NanuqoftheNorth]

A billion dollars looks like this in 100 dollar bills. You’d need ten forklift rides to cart it around:

For comparison, a million dollars in 100 dollar bills looks like this – a daypack would do:

It would appear that neither party is in danger of running low on cash due to the court's ruling. However, this dispute is likely to keep two teams of lawyers employed for years to come.