Billionaire Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and former journalist Lauren Sanchez have an extravagant multi-day wedding in Venice this weekend, it has already attracted media, guests of celebrities – and More than a few demonstrators. The event is a peak of monthly production to wedding planers and, very likely, by teams of lawyers who combed through complex money finances to create a bidth prelection agreement.
Both Bezos and Sanchez were married and previously divorced, Mary Malin Chitz, Matrimonial lawyer and several billionaires and famous personalities like Tom Cruise and Michael Douglas. And Bezos was known, he had no transfer during his first marriage; Mackenzie Scott, his former wife and author and philanthropist, received Amazon actions worth a matter of a billion in their divorce. Sanchez also comes into a relationship with a significant wealth, although it was allegedly by Predp, which has allegedly had a propelation that dictated his property when divorced in 2019. years).
Representatives of Bezoms and Sancheza did not immediately answer whether the Couple had Predp, but Chinitz, which is not likely to have teams of lawyers and other lawyers, cross-border tax lawyers, public relations advisers and longer or longer.
Such an extensive process would reflect the incredible complexity of parent financing. In the case of Bez, the Amazon action that was the primary source of his wealth has received significant value during his marriage with Scott, which is considered to play a major role in creating that wealth. Even with a spot surgery, she would probably leave marriage with significant means given was marriage property, says Chinitz. For his second marriage, Bezos will enter that already owns billions of dollars, investments in dozens of companies, more homes, yachts and other property. Meanwhile, and Bezos and Sanchez have children from their previous relationships.
Chinitz notes that on the basis of documents it would perform for other Uber-rich couples, any hearse-sanchez prenup very likely to contain many non-financial provisions to go with money and property adjustment. They may include non-compliance agreements and clauses who have not been overdamed of media activities, confidential business information, the scope of negotiations transfer and so on.
“Dav Jeff is one of the richest people in the world … Privacy Issues and Confidential Management are also key considerations,” says Paul Karger, Director General for multifamilly office and private investment firms Twinfocus. “There should be a clear understanding of use and abuse, media and social media, storage and retention of documentation, (i) restrictions on public talks.”
At the end of the day, and Bezos and Sanchez are probably looking at it not as a wedding, but also “business transaction,” says Lauren CranePartner in New York Bender & Crane and experts in transferred agreements not included in Bezos or Sanchez.
Pretense is not the time for secrets
Not every spouse who could be entirely when it comes to assets made to marriage and, in the case of ultra-rich, some even use “The Secret” of Trust and LLC to cover up his money. Kinitz, however, says that is unlikely for someone from the Bezon’s level of wealth. He and his team would probably reveal all his property, companies, the properties, etc., as well as Sanchez, to ensure that the agreement in case of a possible divorce will be ensured.
“You never want to be in position as a spouse who has converted litigant where the other side crosses the agreement based on what you have kept information and that you have not discovered your property,” Chititz says.
In the case of uber-rich, it takes the team of professionals on both sides, including “layers of lawyers,” accountants and tax professionals to decrypt the INS-and-IS and funds of each party. Understanding and transparency is crucial to ensure the results of the Prenup document in case of separation. Crane says Sanchez is probably very familiar with it, given that he has his money and was previously divorced. She represents her advantage, say, 20-something to marry someone with money and no idea what they do.
“Maybe he’s not as much as she, but still has money,” Crane says. “There’s no way she’s cheered on the street if it’s divorced.”
It is also usually included in the PRENEVE Ultra-rich is that discouraging is to design it in case of divorce. In fact, it could mean whether the litigation ended nothing.
“If civil decides to want to delay the agreement when there is a divorce and they claim that it was forced and coercion, you can very much provisions in the agreement,” says Chinitz. “There must be a real consequence attempt to delay and undo an agreement that is fully negotiable.”
An honest and reasonable agreement
While the wealth of Bees is already accumulated, separate ownership of Sancheziva would be considered, Chinitz says that the agreement should be “fair and reasonable”. In other words, if it would divorce, a partner who enters less assets would not leave the tagut.
“The courts look at financial disclosure to also assure that the agreement is just, reasonable, and not the result of fraud and that the conditions are not unconscious,” she says.
It would be typical that the two is prepared by the title-based agreement: anything in the name name belongs to Him, everything in Sanchez’s name belongs to her, and the marital property is in both names. Chinitz calls this “purest” couples of the agreement can have.
It was said, it is also common to rich trademark agreements. These call for a less rich spouse to agree to give up future receivables against property in exchange for a fixed amount of money. Usually, they take the form of a lump sum payment after a certain number of years of marriage, or a certain amount of money each year of marriage. It would be in addition to any support that would have the right to property in both of their names, although Crane says it is typical when both spouses are rich to give up support and alimony.
The related component of many prenuptial agreements is the sunset, which basically means that certain clauses or entire contracts expire after a certain time, say 10 years, or when a turning point is reached. For example, Prenup can determine that if a couple is married for 15 years, the agreement will “disappear”, or it could be melted when they reach a certain age. Chinitz says she doesn’t expect Bezos-Sanchez contract to involve that, because they are in their 50s and 60s and they already have children.
In case of divorce, Sanchez is “probably going to go with a significant amount of money, but nowhere near his first wife, Mackenzie,” she says. “Mackenzie helped create those property. His wealth existed before he met or married Lauren Sanchez.”
Portability
While Bezos and Sanchez call South Florida Home (A Recent development) They have more homes in different jurisdictions, including Beverly Hills, Hawaii and New York and often travel to the Superiacht Cora. As such, it is important that Prenupt be transferable, Chititz says. Lawyers will ensure that no matter where one day you could live or any divorce, the courts will be regulated by law who have signed the contract.
“If for some reason they decide to move to Switzerland or France, then they will keep the local advice there who will compile an agreement that is identical to the mirror, about the mirror, in the one who entered before they entered,” she said.
In addition, Prenup would have provisions for the legacy of the building, gifts, philanthropy and so on.
“Jeff should have his lawyer to review all commercial, business and monetary transactions to ensure that everything in accordance with its terms and conditions and conditions and with philanthropic and more generational activities,” says Karceger.
‘To death
All that is said, the transfer also dictates what would happen that one of the partners die while the couple is still happily married. In this case, Chinitz expects that there is a complex series of trust and other property crossing the children, as well as Sanchezov.
“It is likely that in the case of his death, it will probably establish a very significant trust of Lauren, assuming that they are in pristine marriage and that trust will distribute a significant amount of money a year to cover all their costs,” she says. “But then when he dies, users will probably imagine going on the foundations or their children.”
The surviving spouse would also receive our marital property, including houses, investments and so on. Additional funds could survive the spouse also at the top of what was trusted and held together, to immediately provide liquidity, Chititz says.
In addition, there could be provisions such as a survivor, it can remain in the house (assuming it was held only on behalf of a dead spouse) to his death, and then crossed his children or other users.
“He is known to be a very generous man,” she says. “It’s a mixed family of seven kids, and I’m sure he will also provide her children. It’s not legally obliged, because he is not a father, but I’m sure it’s a happy marriage, and he’ll be happy marriage.”