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Bill and Melinda Gates just announced via Twitter that they are ending their marriage. Details are scarce but one thing is clear: The couple have done a stellar job of working together toward a common goal and presenting a united front, two things that are essential to any long-term relationship. Their breakup is raising questions about finances they have pledged to give most of their fortune to philanthropic work but have not yet done so. But I predict whatever happens next will be handled calmly and thoughtfully. And that the couple will be careful to do the least harm to all concerned.
No prenup : Enormous fortune on the line for shock Bill and Melinda Gates divorce
4 May, 2021 01:46 AM
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates and wife Melinda split. Video / NZ herald
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By: Sarah Sharples
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda did not sign a prenuptial agreement to divide their fortune, which includes properties in five states, a private jet, an art collection and a fleet of luxury cars.
The divorce papers filed by Melinda in Washington and obtained by the Daily Mail show Melinda did not ask for spousal support and has requested a trial date in April 2022.
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Bill Gates on Monday said he and wife Melinda are splitting up. After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage, the Microsoft cofounder shared on Twitter. 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. We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives, the tweet continues. We ask for space and privacy for our family as we be
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Bill, now 65, and Melinda French, now 56, met at a work dinner, after she began working at Microsoft as a product manager in 1987. I was definitely attracted to his brilliant mind, but beyond that, his curiosity, Melinda told
Fortune in 2015. And he has a huge sense of fun. I love that wry side of him.
Their relationship was just casual at first, before they found themselves at a crossroads. She had other boyfriends, and I had Microsoft, Bill said in 2019 Netflix series
Inside Bill s Brain. We were like, Hey we are not really serious about each other, are we? We are not going to demand each other s time.