Bill and Melinda Gates’ Divorce: Long-Term Marriage and Business Interests
Intro by Shawn Skillin, Esq.
If you are considering divorce and have been married for more than 10 years (a long-term marriage in California) or have business interests that you are concerned about.
This blog from Cage & Miles addresses “permanent” spousal support and the division of a business in the context of the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce. Importantly, we may never know just what the divorce settlement in the Gates divorce looks like as they settled out of court. You have options when you get divorced and out-of-court processes like Mediation and Collaborative Divorce are private and confidential, not to mention much less costly.
These options are available to you, even if you are not as wealthy as Bill and Melinda Gates.
By Cage & Miles
As shocking as the news may have been, it is no secret that Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have announced the ending of their approximately 27-year marriage. What does the ending of the Gates’ 27-year, long-term marriage mean for the couples’ fortune and their billion-dollar estate?
According to Forbes’ “Real-Time Billionaires List,” co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is the 4th “Richest Person in the World”, with a net worth of $126 billion…
Read the entire blog HERE
