When Jeff Bezos says “I do it” for the second time, the real wishes can be in his prenuptial agreement. With billions online and a famous public divorce behind him, the wedding waiting for the founder of Amazon with the former presenter of New Lauren Sanchez lift speculation on the small legal characters behind the highly anticipated marriage of the mogul. Bezos, who is the Fourth richest Worldwide and of a value currently of $ 223.7 billion, should lose a significant amount of his fortune without the appropriate legal protections if his second marriage fails.
The three days of Bezos and Sanchez Venetian wedding celebration Start on June 24 and cost the couple 10 million dollars. The couple announced their commitment in 2023, but finally delayed the node due to delays with the contract of contract. According to The Hollywood ReporterA The initiate said That the marriage of Bezos-Sanchez was initially planned for the winter of 2024 in Aspen, but the adjustments of the legal agreement postponed the date, with the lawyers of Bezos Prohibiting the billionaire From the future until the contract contract is set.
The Bezos contract “and Sanchez” occurs after the divorce of the founder of Amazon in 2019 by Mackenzie Scott in which no agreement existed. Scott left with more than $ 38 billion in Amazon shares, making division one of the most expensive separations in history. The divorce included explosive cheat allegations It accused Bezos of having had an affair with the Sanchez fiancée now. The 25 -year -old marriage preceded the financial success of Bezos; Indeed, Scott worked as the first employee of Amazon and saw Bezos inaugurate Amazon in his emblematic post. She also has four children with Bezos.
Bezos’ decision to protect its assets the second time is not shocking for the high -level divorce lawyer Robert Cohen, Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Simpson, who managed the divorces of Melinda French Gates and Michael Bloomberg. “They have probably made a nightmare before, which is a dispute on their previous divorce and how much you give the other side or get, and they do not want to do that,” he said Fortune.
Sanchez, who was married to her first husband Patrick Whitesell until 2019, allegedly signed a contract With her former spouse with whom she shares two children. When the couple separated, their assets and properties were divided according to the agreement.
Although the intimate details of Bezos and Sanchez are private and confidential, several common components are likely to be present in the document and its preparations. Cohen, who does not represent Bezos or Sanchez, said the main factors are probably the sharing of assets, providing support to Sanchez and death provisions. In the words, he speculates that the legal team of Bezos will seek to limit what Sanchez would receive from his assets or so-called “alimony” and would include protections for his four children from his first marriage.
“He will also want to consider what he did to put an end to his first marriage, because there can be obligations in that this would affect the contract of contract,” continues Cohen.
Some of these considerations may include the protection of financial security for Bezos children, explains Chris Chen, a financial planner with Insight Financial Strategies. He underlines the potential establishment of an irrevocable trust where children are beneficiaries.
“It is a question of knowing how to put the assets in the contract of contract in such a way that Lauren does not have any claim of them and, at the same time, to be generous enough so that she does not really have a reason to complain,” adds Chen.
In addition to the terms of the contract, Bezos’ lawyers will likely work to ensure that the contract is recognized in the courts where it has goods and where it is married. The speculated primary residence of the founder of Amazon is located in Miami where it has several properties totaling an estimated $ 237 million. Bezos also maintains domains in California, Texas, Washington, DC and Maui and has the Washington Post and the aerospace company Blue Origin.
Different jurisdictions also have different requirements for the legal document. In California, where Bezos has a property, he would be required to disclose his spouse a complete image of his finances encompassing his national and foreign investments, her real estate portfolios and his corporate governance dials. “You don’t want to be something you omit or identify badly,” adds Cohen. Even in states that do not require disclosure, he says he advises his customers to do so anyway.
Whatever the details of the prenuptial agreement, the upcoming marriage of Bezos is not an easy task. With a fortune its size, marriage is as much business as romance.
