As you have probably heard, Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa Bryant are getting divorced. Vanessa recently filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. According to several reports, Vanessa is allegedly tired of Kobe’s cheating ways.
So how much will Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa Bryant get from their divorce settlement?
According to TMZ, Kobe’s net worth is around 150 million and he did not have Vanessa sign a pre-nup. In other words, Vanessa is entitled to half of Kobe’s money.
Several sources say the timing of Vanessa filing for divorce is very interesting for a few reasons.
Here is what Celebritynetworth.com had to say about Vanessa’s divorce filing:
“Vanessa’s timing is interesting because of a subtle California divorce law called “The 10 Year Rule”. The rule basically states that any marriage that lasts over 10 years is considered “lengthy” and therefore the higher earning spouse must provide support for a potentially indefinite period of time. If the marriage lasts fewer than 10 years then support typically is granted for half the length of the marriage. So for example if they had been married 6 years, Kobe would need to provide support for 3. How long have the Bryant’s been married? Exactly 10.5 years. Not only will Vanessa get near permanent spousal support but by sticking with him for more than 10 years she’s even entitled to a portion of Kobe’s social security benefits! Well played Vanessa.
Another reason Vanessa’s timing is interesting is that the NBA season did NOT get canceled and it just so happens that Kobe signed a three year $84 million contract extension in April. Had the NBA season been canceled, Kobe’s new contract would have been void until the labor agreement was settled. Since the season officially starts back on Dec 25th, Kobe’s contract is valid and that money is counted as communal property. In other words, Vanessa gets half. That includes houses, cars, boats, planes, clothes, furniture, jewelry, memorabilia… Vanessa gets 50% of everything.”
