List of most expensive divorces

This is a list of the most expensive divorces known (in legal history) denominated in American dollars according to various media sources. The dollar amounts cited are not adjusted for inflation.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

1 Most expensive divorces
2 The recent Abramovich divorce
3 Pending potentially expensive divorce
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

Most expensive divorces

Rupert Murdoch's divorce from Anna Murdoch; "the most expensive divorce in history" at $1.7 billion[1] [2]
Adnan Khashoggi's divorce from Soraya Khashoggi; estimated at $874 million
Craig McCaw's divorce from Wendy McCaw; estimated to exceed $460 million
Mel Gibson's divorce from Robyn; estimated at $425 million
Michael Jordan's divorce from Juanita Jordan; estimated to exceed $150 million and was considered by Forbes Magazine to be "the most expensive celebrity divorce" in history, as of April 2007 ^[1]^[2]
Charles Edgar Fipke's divorce from Marlene Fipke; estimated at $200 million ^[3]
Neil Diamond's divorce from Marcia Murphey; estimated at $150 million ^[2]
Harrison Ford's divorce from Melissa Mathison; estimated at $118 million ^[2]
Greg Norman's divorce from Laura Andrassy; estimated at $103 million [3];
Tiger Woods' divorce from Elin Nordegren; estimated at $100 million ^[4]^[5][4];
Steven Spielberg's divorce from Amy Irving; estimated at $100 million ^[2]
Madonna's divorce from Guy Ritchie; estimated at $90 million
Kevin Costner's divorce from Cindy Silva; estimated at $80 million
Kenny Rogers divorce from Marianne Rogers; estimated at $60 million
James Cameron's divorce from Linda Hamilton; estimated to exceed $50 million
Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills; estimated at $48.6 million ^[2][5]
Michael Douglas' divorce from Diandra Douglas; estimated at $45 million ^[2]
Ted Danson's divorce from Casey Coats; estimated at $30 million
Donald Trump's divorce from Ivana Trump; estimated at $25 million
Lionel Richie's divorce from Diane Richie; estimated at $20 million
Mick Jagger's divorce from Jerry Hall; estimated between $15 and $25 million ^[2]

The recent Abramovich divorce

In October 2006, the English-language version of the Russian newspaper Pravda reported that Irina Abramovich (the wife of Russia’s richest man, Roman Abramovich) was preparing a divorce which could theoretically have entitled her to receive $9 billion--approximately half of her husband’s estimated $18 billion personal fortune (although she had requested to be awarded all of his current estate). [6]

In March 2007, the British newspaper The Guardian reported that Irina Abramovich had reached a negotiated settlement out-of-court with her husband for an estimated $300 million. [7]

Pending potentially expensive divorce

In October 2009, People magazine reported that a potential (or probable) divorce of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt from his wife, Jamie, (the Dodgers' former CEO), would likely involve dividing the ownership of the team, valued at $722 million. [8]

References

^ Smit, Martina (March 17, 2008). "Top ten celebrity divorce settlements". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1581904/Top-ten-celebrity-divorce-settlements.html. Retrieved 2010-09-14. "Although the former Beatle will have to give up far less of his fortune than the £75.5 million settlements of the American basketball star Michael Jordan and the singer Neil Diamond, figures compiled by Forbes magazine render it the seventh most expensive celebrity divorce."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "By The Numbers: The 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces". Forbes magazine. 2008. http://www.forbes.com/2007/04/12/most-expensive-divorces-biz-cz_lg_0412celebdivorce_slide_11.html?thisSpeed=undefined. Retrieved 2010-09-14. "She filed for divorce last year. Over the course of the marriage, Jordan earned more than $350 million. Should Juanita press for half of his assets, she could get more than $150 million in the settlement, making the Jordan divorce the most expensive in entertainment history."
^ Doug Ashbury (2000-02-28). "Diamond divorce". Northern News Services. http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2000-02/feb28_00dia.html. Retrieved 2008-12-12. "As a result of a divorce settlement, Mrs. Fipke, wife of geologist Chuck Fipke, will control about 21 per cent of Kelowna-based Dia Met Minerals. As of Thursday morning, the stake was worth $123.1 million."
^ "Elin Nordegren Gets $750M, Custody of Kids in Exchange for Silence in Tiger Woods Divorce". Fox News. 2010-06-30. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/06/30/elin-nordegren-gets-m-custody-kids-exchange-silence-tiger-woods-divorce/. Retrieved 2010-07-02. "Tiger Woods is banned from letting girlfriends near his kids in a divorce deal netting his ex a record $750 million settlement, The Sun reported Wednesday."
^ "Tiger Woods: the world's top ten highest divorce settlements". The Daily Telegraph (London). August 24, 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/tigerwoods/7961200/Tiger-Woods-the-worlds-top-ten-highest-divorce-settlements.html. Retrieved 2010-09-14. "Tiger Woods separation from Elin Nordegren is one of the most expensive ever divorces. Here is a list of what are thought to be the ten highest divorce settlements ..."