Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
This is not something new; wives of wealthy men yes at divorce can be hard riding b**tches seeking to extract maximum financial pain upon the husband. OTOH more practical women (especially if there are children/heirs involved) realize the family fortune is at stake and temper their demands with this in mind.
Wow.
Except for the wives (as the one in this case) who were there with their husbands as they achieved that wealth expect to get what they helped earn and up until this point in time it was considered "theirs". Like this one who gave up a promising career, moved cross country to start a new and at the time incredibly risky business, worked side by side in the garage and then took charge or house and family? Of course she's going to be smart while going thru the divorce. Half of what is at stake is rightfully hers.
So far have heard not a word about any pre-nuptial agreement.
It would be different if Mr. Bezos wealth was largely in cash, real estate, and other more tangible assets. To see how things rolled on a smaller scale, there is the recent (and very nasty) divorce of Harry Macklowe: https://therealdeal.com/2018/12/14/d...ill-be-halved/
Anyone know what happened in Sergey Brin's divorce? Did his wife get half of his Google stock holdings?
For those of us who love to shop at Amazon, let's hope Jeff had a strong prenuptial agreement in place before he married. In business school, in a class lecture, one of my professors told us to make sure we get good prenuptial agreements before we marry because a divorce could wipe out our assets and companies. The two professors who were in attendance at that lecture concurred and further elaborated with their own experiences. What struck me was how serious they all were in this discussion.
No Prenup, because she has been with Jeff way before Amazon.
She has been with him from the very beginning and deserve her share IMO.
My wife and I got married before we had anything. Though we are financially well off now, and all of it is though my work, there is no doubt she assisted with many things and support the entire way, and is equal in my eyes in regards to ownership of our wealth.
Even the little things, like the part-time work while I was fiddling around trying to make things happen, all contributed, as there would be no way I could have had the freedom I had to take the risks if she had not been working.
In one of the pop ups yesterday it showed Jeff B and his current young GF....
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
