List of most expensive divorces explained

This is a list of the most expensive divorces in legal history. Amounts are given in U.S. dollars, and are not adjusted for inflation, unless explicitly stated so as a separate figure.

Most expensive divorces

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  7. Web site: Lee . Min-hyung . 2024-06-17 . SK chief claims critical errors in divorce ruling . 2024-06-18 . . en.
  8. Web site: Armstrong . Kathryn . May 30, 2024 . S Korea tycoon Chey Tae-won to pay $1bn in record divorce ruling . 2024-06-18 . . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Cordova . Elisabeth Butler . Harold Hamm's ex cashes the big check after all . CNBC . January 8, 2015.
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  11. News: Dubai ruler ordered to pay ex-wife $700 million in divorce settlement . 26 March 2015.
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  13. News: Nextel, Nextlink Stakes Awarded in Divorce Case; Settlement: Even Bill Gates is deposed in suit that includes major holdings in telecom firms . https://archive.today/20130216183205/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/21696897.html?dids=21696897:21696897&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+01,+1997&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Nextel,+Nextlink+Stakes+Awarded+in+Divorce+Case;+Settlement:+Even+Bill+Gates+is+deposed+in+suit+that+includes+major+holdings+in+telecom+firms.&pqatl=google . dead . February 16, 2013 . Los Angeles Times . November 1, 1997 . Wendy P. McCaw ... received major stakes worth at least $460 million in Nextel Communications Inc. and Nextlink Communications Inc. as part of their divorce settlement, a regulatory filing showed Friday.
  14. News: Lee . Ken . Mel Gibson's Ex Wife Takes Half His Estimated $850 Million in Divorce Settlement . People . December 23, 2011 . January 25, 2013.
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  19. News: Divorce Suit Awards $184M to Chicago Woman. Associated Press. June 5, 2007.
  20. Web site: Michael Jordan's Divorce Was Among the Most Expensive In History. 2020-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200720003315/https://news.yahoo.com/michael-jordans-divorce-among-most-193600043.html . 2020-07-20.
  21. News: Bowcott . Owen . Boris Berezovsky pays out £100m in UK's biggest divorce settlement . The Guardian . July 22, 2011 . April 11, 2013 . London.
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  26. News: Shaikin . Bill . Frank and Jamie McCourt reach settlement involving Dodgers . Los Angeles Times . October 17, 2011 . January 25, 2013.
  27. News: Harrison Ford & Melissa Mathison from Most Expensive Celeb Divorces. E! Online. August 14, 2017.
  28. News: Price of Norman's freedom: $103 million . Palm Beach Post . July 11, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006103601/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/07/10/a2a_jose_0711.html . October 6, 2008.
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  31. News: Madonna gives Guy £50m in divorce . BBC News . December 15, 2008 . January 25, 2013.
  32. News: 'Homemaker' ex-wife of Laura Ashley boss wins a third of his £200m fortune after bitter divorce battle. The Telegraph. 2017-04-10. en-GB.
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  34. News: The Aga Khan, his 10-year divorce battle with German princess, and a 'deal for £50 million' . The Telegraph.
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  37. News: Sadowitz . Emma . Paul McCartney-Heather Mills Divorce Saga Ends in $48.6 Million Settlement . The American Lawyer . March 17, 2008 . January 25, 2013.
  38. Web site: Phil Collins wants to end ex wife's 'armed occupation' of his mansion, suits says. . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020210646/https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article246504510.html. 2020-10-20.
  39. Web site: Ewan McGregor to lose half of his TV and movie fortune in divorce settlement . . 2020-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200817183859/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ewan-mcgregor-split-fortune-divorce-eve-mavrakis.amp. 2020-08-17.
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  42. Web site: Camille Grammer defends $30 million divorce settlement from ex Kelsey Grammer. . 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717175150/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/camille-grammer-kelsey-grammer-divorce-settlement. 2019-07-17.
  43. Web site: Camille Grammer To Score $30 Million in Kelsey Grammer Divorce TMZ.… . 2013-02-16 . https://archive.today/20130216222820/http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/06/camille-grammer-kelsey-grammer-divorce-50-percent-half-property-settlement/ . 2013-02-16 . 2013-01-25 . live.
  44. Web site: Johnny Carson and Estranged Wife Settle Divorce Dispute. . https://web.archive.org/web/20200904181429/https://apnews.com/43ae46fb9a6c420cc1b281bb7dfed3c7. 2020-09-04.
  45. Web site: Slash Ordered to Pay Millions to Ex-Wife in Divorce Settlement TMZ.… . 2018-09-07 . https://archive.today/20180907173412/http://www.tmz.com/2018/09/04/slash-wife-perla-divorce-court-battle-guns-n-roses/ . 2018-09-07 . 2018-09-07 . live.