Which means that Scott's wealth - and her plans to donate at least half of it during her lifetime, which she's doing faster than any other living person, according to Puck - likely won't be significantly impacted by the divorce. But if one person comes to the marriage with property of their own, they're not required to split that with their spouse in the event of a divorce, according to state law. Washington, where they live, is a community-property state, meaning that the assets a couple acquires while they're married belong to both of them and therefore will be divided equitably. The divorce will likely be finalized quickly She and her ex-husband donated 25 of their. When they split in April 2019, she instantly became the fourth richest female in the world, whereas now she ranks third.

Terry Price, a family law professor at the University of Washington, told GeekWire that details of that contract 'will never see the light of day.' Scott and Jewett have not commented publicly on their divorce plans. MacKenzie Bezos, being a journalist/novelist by profession, has an estimated net worth of 40 billion as of February 2023 following the divorce with her ex-husband, Jeff Bezos. While Scott's petition is publicly accessible, the separation agreement is sealed.

'The terms of the prenuptial agreement become the terms of the separation agreement. So there's no difference, there's nothing to negotiate,' she said. 'A lot of prenuptial agreements provide that if you get divorced, this is the separation agreement. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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