Melinda Gates could become world’s second-richest woman
by Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#5HE64)
Lack of prenuptial agreement with Bill Gates could herald $73bn divorce settlement as fears focus on future of couple's charity
Melinda Gates, a philanthropist and campaigner for female empowerment, could be about to become the world's second-richest woman, with a fortune estimated at $73bn.
In her divorce petition filed on Monday at King County superior court in Seattle, Washington, Melinda Gates stated that her marriage to multibillionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, one of the richest men on the planet, had irretrievably broken" and called on the courts to divide up the couple's combined $146bn (105bn) fortune
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