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Spousal support, sometimes called alimony, is a financial arrangement in which one spouse pays the other after the divorce. It bridges the financial gap between spouses and ensures that the lower-income spouse can maintain a reasonable standard of living after the divorce. The court has the discretion to award spousal support based on several ...
Fact Sheet - Spousal Support. Version PDF. This Fact Sheet provides general information about spousal support under the Divorce Act. The Divorce Act applies to married couples who are divorcing. Provincial or territorial laws apply to unmarried or common-law couples that are separating and to married couples that are separating but not divorcing.
- Paul Mccartney and Heather Mills — $50 Million
- Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva — $80 Million
- Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison — $85 Million
- Madonna and Guy Ritchie — $92-76 Million
- Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving — $100 Million
- Michael and Juanita Jordan — $168 Million
- Mel Gibson and Robin Moore — $425 Million
- Ert Murdoch and Anna Torv — $1.7 Billion
- L and Melinda Gates — $6.3 Billion
- Jeff and Mckenzie Bezos — $36 Billion
For a man who made his millions singing songs about love, it’s surprising that even Paul McCartney still seems to have a thing or two to learn about it. Paul McCartney and Heather Mills had something of a whirlwind romance. They met in 1999 when Mills was engaged to Chris Terrill, but she quickly broke off her relationship with him to be with the f...
Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva had, by Hollywood standards, a very long relationship. By all initial accounts, their marriage seemed destined for happily ever after. Yet, after 16 years of marriage and three children together, the couple finally called it quits. Costner and Silva met in 1975 at USC, and within three years, they were married. As time...
Another long-time celebrity couple, Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison are next on our list. The couple was married for 21 years (practically a lifetime in Hollywood) before finally calling it quits. Ford is, of course, a well-known actor, and Mathison is a screenwriter with plenty of credits to her name as well. The two met in 1976 on the set of A...
Madonna and Guy Ritchie were one of Hollywood’s hottest couples until they weren’t. While their breakup might have been very public, the details of their settlement were far less so. The couple announced their plans to divorce in October of 2008 after eight years of marriage and two children. The two met at a dinner party in 1998 and tied the knot ...
The Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving divorce is one of the most bizarre and costly on the Hollywood hot list. The director and the young actress met in 1976 and hit it off right away. Yet, it turned out the young actress preferred time in the spotlight and didn’t like being in her director husband’s shadow. The couple broke up in 1980 but reunited i...
Michael Jordan’s basketball career was the stuff of dreams — unfortunately, his personal life, especially his divorce, was more the stuff of nightmares. Michael Jordan and his wife Juanita were married for 16 years and had three children together, although their time together was so tumultuous, it landed them on several “most toxic couples” lists. ...
Mel Gibson and Robin Moore experienced 30 years of marital bliss followed by one of the most dramatic and public divorces in Hollywood. The couple met in the late 1970s when Gibson was still a struggling actor and Moore was working as a dental assistant. The two got married in 1980 and share seven children together. Moore filed for divorce followin...
We are now entering the divorce settlement territory that actually makes the McCartney settlement look fairly reasonable. These divorce numbers leave the millions and start hitting the billions with the Murdoch family being a prime example. Rupert Murdoch and his former wife Anna Torv were married for 32 years and share three children. While the lo...
Bill and Melinda Gates are household names. Their legendary advances in the technology field are matched only by charitable contributions. Not only is the power couple known for founding Microsoft, but they also founded a successful non-profit: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is known for donating over $4.5 billion to various causes. Y...
Jeff and McKenzie Bezos’ divorce made headlines for more reasons than one. It’s not every day that men worth $136 billion divorce without a prenup. Yet, that is exactly what happened with Jeff Bezos. He and his wife McKenzie decided to call it quits after 25 years and four children. The pair met in 1992 where McKenzie worked as Jeff’s administrativ...
5 Samples Cases of Fair Divorce Settlements: Ken and Jan. Marital Profile: Ken and Jan have been married for five years and have no children. They both entered into the marriage with established careers, earning similar salaries. Divorce Settlement: The marital assets are split 50/50 between the spouses.
Marriages are recorded in civil registration and/or in parish registers / church records. Our Births, Marriages and Deaths Recorded in Canada database is an index to a few collections held at Library and Archives Canada that include some references to marriages. Be sure to read the database section called The records, to find out what records ...
Nov 9, 2023 · From CLEO - Community Legal Education Ontario. When you separate or divorce from your spouse, you may have a right to economic support or property. Your rights depend on different things, such as whether you were legally married or in a common-law relationship, and if you have children.
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Jan 20, 2017 · If the money was for support, then a lump sum payment is neither taxable or tax deductible. In any case, you should always seek the advice of a qualified individual, such as a lawyer, prior to ...
