Melinda French Gates has added top trust estate attorneys to her team of divorce lawyers, which divorce experts consider unusual, indicating that she intends to fight for an inheritance of more than $10 million for each of her three children.
Gates family photo
Microsoft founder Bill Gates (Bill Gates) and Melinda recently ended 27 years of marriage, will deal with up to 130 billion yuan of property. Gates had said that he would leave his three children $10 million each, an amount less than 0.008% of their total assets. Gates previously said that the amount left to the children for the couple to discuss, he has also said that “I do not think leaving the children a large estate is helping them”.
But celebrity divorce attorney Harriet Newton has said that the amount left to the children is a joint discussion between the couple. Harriet Newman Cohen and Martha Cohen Stine speculate that Melinda may have a different plan for the children’s finances.
Now that Melinda is also in control, perhaps she disagreed with the previous agreement and wants to leave more to her children,” Cohen said. In other divorce cases, we’ve seen mothers want to give their children more security, and maybe she’s like any other mother. Some people may not agree, but Melinda and I should be able to understand this approach.”
Melinda and Gates did not sign a prenuptial contract, so if the distribution of the estate was not included in the separation agreement, either party would have been able to request a change in the amount. Melinda is not asking for divorce alimony, only a court trial in April 2022. However, it is possible that a divorce could be settled without a trial.
After news of their divorce broke, Melinda made her first public statement on Mother’s Day and referred to her three children; she said, “I love being a mother to them. Whatever Mother’s Day means to you, whether it’s a celebration of your mother, a memory, or a look at your own resilience, I hope it’s a meaningful day.”
Jennifer Gates, the eldest daughter of Melinda and Gates, also said on social media on the same day, “Every day, you are our queen, hero and mother.” Last week, Jennifer also posted another post with a photo of Gates, writing, “There’s nothing better than spending quality time with my family.
Jennifer is also the only child to speak publicly about her parents’ divorce, and it is rumored that the three children are quite angry with their father over the divorce.
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