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Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, and his wife MacKenzie are getting divorced.<\/p>\n

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The billionaire executive and his wife of 25 years have announced through a tweet signed by both of them<\/a> that they are divorcing.<\/p>\n

Jeff and MacKenzie, who share four children and\u00a0launched a charitable fund<\/a>\u00a0together, dubbed the Day One Fund, made the announcement\u00a0three days before Jeff’s 55th birthday, and discussions have already turned to how separating finances are going to turn out.<\/p>\n

Their divorce is being done in Washington, where\u00a0everything acquired throughout the marriage, from real estate to income, is considered joint property.<\/p>\n

Washington, along with another 9 U.S. states (Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin, and Alaska\u00a0by opt-in agreement<\/a>) entitles their residents to a 50\/50 split of all assets during a divorce.<\/p>\n

According to Business Insider<\/a>, everything acquired throughout the marriage is considered joint property (except assets given as a gift or inherited, or separate property owned before marriage, so long as it stayed separate throughout the marriage), so when a couple separates, each spouse is entitled to exactly half of the assets. That includes real estate, income, cars, furniture, stocks, and retirement accounts.<\/p>\n

In contrast,\u00a0in the other US 41 states, a marital estate is made up of assets acquired under each spouse’s name; they’re not technically considered joint or community property unless both names are on the deed. Upon divorce, the assets are divided “fairly” at a judge’s discretion, taking into account each person’s earning potential or income, financial needs, contributions, and personal assets, rather than simply splitting it 50\/50.<\/p>\n

To protect personal assets in either case, couples can set up a\u00a0prenuptial agreement, which establishes terms for a division of assets in the event of a divorce.<\/p>\n

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— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) January 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n