How To Handle a Billion-Dollar Divorce
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A guide for what to do when your perfect match flames out.
New York high-end litigation boutique has rare opening for stellar mid-level litigation associate. From Kinney Recruiting Question 11 refers to “a prenuptial agreement” and a “separation contract” as two different things. And they appear to be governed by two different statutory provisions, RCW 26.09.070 (separation agreements) and RCW 26.16.120 (“agreements as to status,” a category that includes prenups). But the New York Times reported that the Gateses “are believed to have a prenuptial agreement.” So this made me wonder: could there be more going on here? After tweeting ou...
SOPA ImagesGetty Images Yesterday afternoon Bill and Melinda Gates announced in a joint statement on Twitter that they were getting a divorce after having been married for 27 years. Bill Gates is one of the founders of Microsoft, and his net worth is estimated to be $130 billion. The couple co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to “fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.” On the same day they made the announcement, Melinda Gates filed a divorce petition with the Superior Court of King County, Washington. The 12-page document, a scan of w...