The Biggest Divorce Settlements in History

Divorces can not only be messy, they can be quite costly too! According to this chart of the most expensive divorces of all time, some of the most high profile divorces of our time came with a hefty settlement. This chart was created by the research team at WyomingLLCAttorney.com, who we assume knows a thing or two about divorces and how expensive they can actually be. Check out the chart below to see which celebrities and business tycoons ended up having to pay the most money to their ex-spouse during the divorce. Nine out of the forty-four divorces included ended with a settlement in the billions!

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Why do some divorces end with a large settlement? This is often the outcome when a couple divorces and one spouse earns a lot more money than the other, as long as there was no pre-nup in place before they got married. Divorce settlements have even led to the other spouse becoming a billionaire overnight. One such case of this was the infamous divorce between Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, and his wife Mackenzie Scott. The two married long before Amazon became one of the most valuable brands in the world; and when they divorced in 2019 Mackenzie got 25% of the couple’s Amazon stock, which was worth a whopping $38 billion. Their divorce settlement instantly turned Mackenzie Scott into not only a billionaire, but one of the world’s richest women at the time. Which famous couple’s split were you surprised to see on the list of the most expensive divorces of all time?