Surprisingly, neither Bill Gates or Melinda French Gates plans to change their name
Photo: Elaine Thompson/AP/Shutterstock Almost exactly three months after announcing their split, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are now officially divorced. On Monday, a Washington court approved the dissolution of their marriage, which documents filed by French Gates called “irretrievably broken.” Surprisingly, neither party plans to change their name, per CNN. Unsurprisingly, neither party will receive spousal support.
For now, Gates and French Gates will continue running their foundation together under a two-year trial period. “If after two years either decides they cannot continue to work together as co-chairs, French Gates will resign her position as co-chair and trustee,” Mark Suzman, foundation CEO, said, per CNN. If that happens, Gates would buy French Gates out of her share, and he would remain in control of the foundation.
It’s still unclear how their multibillion-dollar fortune will be split. Washington, their home state, requires all assets accumulated during a marriage be divided equally in the event of a divorce. However, the Gates’s split is being carried out under the terms of a separation contract. While the details of this contract are unknown, the judge who finalized their divorce said the terms are “just and equitable.
Neither party has given extensive details on the reason for their split. As they wrote in their joint statement announcing the divorce in May, “We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we can no longer grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.
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