Having
a bad day? At least you're not this guy.
Russian
oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev's split from his wife, Elena, has cost
him more than anyone could have anticipated. In fact, Rybolovlev's separation
may be the most expensive divorce in history. Yes, like ever.
In
papers delivered Monday to both parties, the Geneva Tribunal of First Instance
said the 47-year-old billionaire, who owns French soccer club AS Monaco, must
pay 4,020,555,987.80 Swiss francs ($4,509,375,184.80) to his ex-wife, also 47,
of Geneva, NBC reports.
In
case those were too many digits for you to keep track, that's over $4.5 billion.
Her
lawyer Marc Bonnant called it "the most expensive divorce in
history," an unheard-of amount for Switzerland and for Russian oligarchs.
Additionally,
the Swiss court granted Elena property worth 130.5 million francs ($146
million) in property in Gstaad, Switzerland, where the couple owned two lavish
chalets, and two other pieces of real estate in the swanky area of Geneva known
as Cologny, where the couple once lived together.
However,
Rybolovlev's lawyer said that the judgment's cash order was likely decrease in
coming appeals. "There will definitely be a new appellate review and
therefore this judgment is not final given the existence of two levels of
appeal in Switzerland," said Tetiana Bersheda.
The
couple met as university students in Perm, Russia, and married there in 1987.
Divorce proceedings began in 2008, when Forbes estimated Rybolovlev's worth at
$12.8 billion. His fortune is now estimated at $8.8 billion (pre-divorce
settlement).
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