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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read her book "Strangers" and she is a eloquent writer about her upbringing, courtship/marriage, and its disintegration.

Her ex grew up upper middle class, but his family ran out of their previous financial means.

He found out about Belle's connections after reading about a talk she was giving at the library on her father's book collection. He seemed to use her as a way to get a leg up in the world he was around but didn't really have access to until her.

It doesn't say in the book what happened with him/AP just that he hasn't remarried. The crazy part was once the affair was discovered, his AP tried to commit suicide by swallowing pills but survived. She was a 35 year old banker who met through his work with young kids.

One detail mentioned in the book was their prenup. All earnings during the marriage he made was his to keep alone which ended up being millions. Joint properties like homes were to be split. However, Belle emptied her trusts to buy the Martha's Vineyard house, Tribeca apartment. She got to keep those homes in the end.

The worst part is not wanting joint custody, specific visitation with the kids. One thing to leave your spouse but your kids?

Of course, she has financial means that makes a softer landing, but the pain of not just the abandonment of her but the kids was very sad to read. [/quote]

How big did her trust end up being? The prenup was very generous to him unless her separate property ended up being a lot, if she was foolish enough to let the real estate that she paid 100% for become joint. OTOH I also read that grandparents paid for college and private school so the kids aren’t hurting.  I *hope* the prenup waiver spousal support for him since he got to keep all his earnings … but then again it would have waived spousal support for her too if that is the case. All comes down to whether her trusts were significant enough to warrant letting him keep his earnings, and if she was smart about how she used her trust money for purchases during the marriage. [/quote]

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