‘IRRETRIEVABLY BROKEN’

Melinda Gates Lists No Prenup in Divorce Documents

She does say that she and husband Bill have a separation contract, according to a filing obtained by TMZ.

The big question on everyone’s mind when Bill and Melinda Gates announced they are divorcing is whether they have a prenuptial agreement. TMZ reports that in a court filing, Melinda did not list one but did indicate there is a “separation contract,” which is generally hammered out after a marriage hits the skids. There’s obviously a lot at stake: The couple is worth about $125 billion. How it will be divvied up seems to have been decided privately, meaning the April 2022 trial date that was set as a routine matter will likely never come to pass. “Spousal support is not needed,” Melinda’s petition declares. It also suggests chances of a reconciliation are nil: “This marriage is irretrievably broken.”