Some people have forgotten all about Ghislaine Maxwell – but she is still fighting her human trafficking charges from behind bars. According to a new report, she has received some extra funding to continue her legal defense. Where is this money coming from? Her divorce settlement. It seems as though Maxwell has received a surprisingly…
DetailsIt is technically possible for spouses to experience serious poverty – even while sitting on assets worth millions as they go through their divorces. That being said, many spouses only claim to be experiencing severe poverty in order to drum up sympathy during their divorces, and in reality, they are experiencing an extremely high standard…
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In many divorces, settlements are clearly preferable to long, drawn-out, and stressful litigated divorces. This might seem obvious, but where do we draw the line? To what extent are spouses willing to completely throw away much greater gains in favor of convenience alone? Sometimes, this decision is based on logic alone. In other cases, it…
DetailsWhile most once knew of MacKenzie Scott as “Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife,” she is quickly making a name for herself as a philanthropist. She has donated incredible sums of money to charity – including $700 million to Planned Parenthood and Habitat for Humanity. In 2020 alone, she donated more than $5.8 billion. In 2021, she donated…
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Most Americans do not have limitless funds to get involved in frivolous, almost ridiculous legal actions involving divorce. However, celebrities are a different breed entirely, and many will happily spend hundreds of thousands – or even millions – of dollars in an effort to “get even” during a divorce. But what about a pet custody…
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Divorce laws in the United States can have far-reaching consequences. This is what celebrities and high earners in California are beginning to discover, thanks to a series of bills designed to protect the survivors of domestic abuse. At face value, these bills may seem completely unrelated to financial matters. But as we all know, even…
DetailsRudy Giuliani is probably one of the most controversial figures in the entire nation – not just in the world of law but also in the world of politics and general celebrity gossip. Recently, it was reported that the former mayor had been ordered to pay over $235,000 to his wife as part of a divorce settlement.…
DetailsWhen a court annuls a marriage, it declares the marriage contract invalid, as if, from a legal standpoint, the marriage never existed. Therefore, the division of property laws that apply in divorce cases (community property or equitable distribution, depending on your state), do not apply to annulments. Parenting plans and child support still apply, as…
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