i fail to see how being married less than a year entitles her to much if anything... if they were married in florida....you could argue for the return of the rings....which we all know cost Jenson big bucks...the type of money to settle the matter outright...
It may depend where they were married, and mostly where they file for divorce, if it comes to that. I hope Button didn't get married under British law, because then, the wife can literaly take him to the cleaner if she has a good lawyer. The length of the marriage isn't important in English law, and pre-nuptial contracts are not recognised. Buyers beware !!!! LOL
You should always enter a marriage with both eyes wide open. Law and justice are 2 different things, as my old friend from the legal profession used to repeat.
Jenson has the nice guy persona but wouldn't have thought he a pushover. No prenup was very stupid. Where I am from the law is a presumptive 50/50 split of relationship property. Common law so the UK probably the same. "Discussion of finances" implies its up for contention - if she were a lady she would leave with nothing and not even ask questions Stays together 5 years fine and then the moment they marry gone in 10 months. Can't help but be cynical even tho they seemed a genuine couple
While I believe you, my first marriage was in the Bahamas (which use English Common Law)....and I was married for less than one year, filed divorce in Florida (where I live), she got squat (AND I was entitled to the engagement ring and wedding band back)...but let her keep it to settle all matters... I do hear that from alot of people RE: Being married in England....Good luck to Jenson whatever the case may be...
Had you divorced in Britain, it would have been under English law, which doesn't recognise pre-nuptial agreements, and split 50/50 the assets of the marriage. And it's not uncommon for the judge to impose a 60/40 split in favour of the wife. This, without talking about the children, if any. Divorce is a very costly business in UK. I speak from experience. Rich Brits go abroad for a while before filing for divorce which is heard in a foreign country. Also, a divorced wife can claim on the assets of her ex-husband if he has substantially improved his fortune after the divorce has been pronounced!
Or, I suspect the other way round....... Here in CA, any 'assets' (or debts I guess) acquired during the marriage are split 50/50. Doesn't matter who 'earned' the asset(s), just that you were a couple when acquired. I think..... Cheers, Ian
Recently, several divorced women have successfully applied against the fortunes of their ex-husbands acquired AFTER the divorces. In one much publicised case, it was 30 years after the divorce, and the man had become billionaire through property deals. He was a clerk when they were married. In that case, the judge reasoned that the divorce deprived the woman of the high standard of living she would have enjoyed, had they stay together. In another case, an ex-wife falling on hard time and unable to pay for her costly healthcare, sued her ex-husband who had become a successful stock-broker since their divorce, and obtained a portion of his fortune. In another twist, an ex-husband sued his ex-wife for a share of the legacy her artistocrat father left her after they divorced. He won a sizeable part of the estate too! So, it's not one-sided.
I hate to see any couple split up. Any more news about that bizarre gassing incident? I've heard nothing about it since it happened.
This one I found utterly bizarre. Some woman who was married to a guy 20 years back orso, and divorced then as well AND got a settlement back then, discovered her long ex husband was worth a lot of money...I think she got 20 million! Utterly bizarre. A high end escort is a lot cheaper, and when you get bored you trade her in for a younger one.
I'll stop reading since i'm married...(they say around here that when you reach 40s you either upgrade your car or your wife!!!) i haven't done neither...instead upgraded my kids, went from one girl to a couple ...now i'm definitly thinking about the car!!!
They have sometimes been accepted by the divorce judge in exceptional circumstances, but they were not recognised not so long ago. The law may have changed, or some jurisprudence came into it, I don't know.
Yup for the prenup! The thought of cutting your nest egg in HALF at the twilight of your career makes for a crappy severance package. Now his "17M" has to last the rest of his days. He's smart, he'll bounce back.
