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Bill accumulated most of his wealth before the marriage AFAICT, so that should make things go pretty smoothly. There is the notion that he will have to continu
by 01100011 6y ago
Bill accumulated most of his wealth before the marriage AFAICT, so that should make things go pretty smoothly. There is the notion that he will have to continue to provide her with the standard of living established during the marriage, so he could be on the hook for substantial alimony or a one time payment to buy her out.
- delecti 6y agoPretty sure your numbers are off. From some quick searching, it seems he was worth in the ballpark of $15b when they got married, and he's worth a bit shy of $150b now.
- 01100011 6y agoYeah but does he derive most of his wealth from his shares in MSFT and, if so, did he acquire those shares before marriage? AFAIK, the value of those shares is immaterial if he owned them outright before marriage. If he was drawing a salary during the marriage then half of it is hers, including any assets purchased with that salary, any gains on those assets, etc. Also, any inherited wealth coming from his parents should be his sole property. His dad died last year I believe but his widow(not Bill's mom) is still alive so the inheritance might not have happened yet.