In just a few weeks the man with the third greatest fortune in the world will walk Towards the altar To give the “yes I want” with her current fiance, the journalist, pilot and Occasional astronaut Lauren Sánchez. However, at the moment both parties would be discussing calmly what would happen with all that fortune if they decide to divorce in the future.
After giving up a good part of his heritage in his first link, Bezos has learned the lesson and prefers to have everything well tied with a prenuptial agreement so that it does not happen again.
More than a wedding, a business fusion. Jeff Bezos’ fortune at this time is estimated at about 231.8 billion dollars according to Forbesbut Lauren Sánchez is not far behind since, in addition to being a journalist with a long professional career On television, too founded The audiovisual producer Black Ops Aviation, specialized in aerial filming. Therefore, the union of both arises, in legal terms, almost as a business fusion in which each party makes its heritage clear before the link.
In fact, according to The published by The Economic TimesBezos’ lawyers began the negotiation of their prenuptial agreement months ago, with the aim of granting Sánchez lawyers enough to review it and propose amendments to such a complex legal text. It’s not just a courtesy. In doing so in this way, Millionaire’s lawyers shield themselves to hypothetical challenge in the future.
A armored agreement. California legislation requires premarital agreements to be “conscious.” That is, all the couple’s assets must be put on the table to prevent hidden goods in the future. This is especially important when, as is the case, one of the signatories has less goods than the other.
According to Alphense Provinziano, a lawyer specialized in family law, this “is not any presuptial agreement. It is designed to resist any legal challenge.” The agreement forces Bezos to be transparent in the declaration of their assets, so that Sanchez could not subsequently claim any hidden active if the marriage failed. According to Provinziano, “(Bezos) is making sure that Sanchez has his own legal team and plenty of time to review the agreement,” said the lawyer. Again, ensure access to the best legal advice protects the millionaire of future challenges of that agreement.
Bezos’s bad experience. They say that the human being is the only animal that stumbles twice with the same stone, but when that stone represents 4% of the value of a giant as Amazonit is better to take due precautions.
After her previous 25 -year marriage with the writer and philantral Mackenzie Bezos, the founder of Amazon had to accept A divorce agreement of 38,000 million dollars for not having a premarital contract. Bezos has learned the lesson.
Bezos’ divorce resulted in the transfer of 4% of Amazon’s actions to his ex -wife, turning Mackenzie Scott into one of the richest women in the world thanks to signing one of the most expensive divorces in history. The second in economic importance was that of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates with An agreement of 12.5 billion dollars.
The couple’s legacy. On the other hand, such and as they highlight From the Douglas Family buffet, the premarital agreement also contemplates the couple’s legacy to their respective children as a result of previous relations. That is, it is not an agreement that only delimits the possessions of each party, but also defines the terms of what corresponds to each party In case of death of some of them.
On the other hand, in the premarital agreements of this type, the philanthropic projects of the couple. Sanchez has been increasingly involved in the direction of the Bezos Earth Fundfounded by the millionaire to foster economic growth maintaining the sustainability of the planet. In fact, Sanchez recently received A prize in Cannes On behalf of the Bezos Foundation.
In this agreement, the role of Bezos and Sánchez is established in their common philanthropic projects in case of divorce or death.
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