Bill Gates and Melinda, one of the world’s former richest couples, have finalized their divorce and are now single.
According to NBC News, their 27-year marriage was ended on Monday, August 2, 2021, after a King County court in Washington State approved their divorce.
The paperwork noted that Melinda would not be changing her second name and was not offered any spousal support, which she said was unnecessary for her original filing.
There were also decisions to be made about the division of their property which was in a separate agreement not included in the Monday ruling.
According to TMZ, the divorce settlement could leave Melinda $65 billion richer (over N26 trillion), with her ex-husband net worth estimated to be $130 billion (over N53 trillion).
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longer “believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.”
They said in the statement:
After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage.
Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives.
News of the divorce raised questions about how the couple’s business and charitable dealings might be impacted.
Gates, who founded tech giant, Microsoft, in 1975 and owns 1.3 percent of its shares, is a multibillionaire and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He has not served as Microsoft’s chief executive since 2000 and stepped down from the board last year.
