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Oh no, much worse.So the spousal support will last until the youngest is 18? I suppose without seeing the prenup we don't know. Does community property mean the house would be split 50/50?
In California generally Spousal Support lasts half of the time you were married (so if you were 8 years married you will get Spousal Support for 4 years, etc.), unless you were married for more than 10 years, then you have to pay spousal support forever, unless the income of your ex spouse changes so much that she could afford her life standard herself or if she remarries. And yes, house would be split 50/50. Generally everything would be split. Child support would be indeed paid until the children is 18, no matter what happens (the rate can obviously change, depending on how much both parents earn, that applies to spousal support too, in theory it can even flip if suddenly the one that earned less earns more now etc.)
There are many people who when they plan to get divorced from their spouse, formally spend a couple of months in California, so that they can file there. that's how beneficial it is for the income weaker party.
Obviously here this will be different (except of the child support) because a prenup does seem to exist, although I suspect that she could be succesful if she would take this to court. AFAIK the smallest procedure error when making the prenup leads already for it to be torn apart in court. And if one or both were earning significantly more back then (likely?) this will be taken into account too. If I was her I would at the very least threaten with this in order to get a better settlement.
Well, he has the nice advantage of being a man.I'm surprised he waited too. He knew her real age and obviously wanted kids too. They were lucky to be able to afford the IVF.
All true, but Ioan was somebody that before her only had one serious girlfriend and a rising star, you cant really expect somebody like him to propose asap. Neither dropping him and just start all over again for a third time. I personally think she just waited long enough. It's also pretty common in Hollywood for a woman to not get kids early as the roles tend to dry out once you reach a certain age.So if he proposed on New Years Eve 2005 that’s essentially 2006. That’s still a long time for someone with a biological clock ticking to wait. And she did require IVF ultimately.
And essentially it’s harder raising a child the older you are. Also there’s a higher risk of losing a parent in childhood.
Like Bridge of Sighs I’m surprised she waited.