It is the alimony that comes into picture when a couple gets divorced legally. One of the most role model couples of the world Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are legally separating from each other.
The share of fortune that Melinda takes away from the collective property of the couple is a whooping mammoth.
This can be understood as the most expensive divorce settlement ever.
At the end of the 27 year old marriage, till now Melinda Gates got the stock of Coca-Cola FEMSA and Grupo Televisa.
She also got the shares in Canadian National Railway Co and AutoNation Inc. All put together she bagged a Rs 15,000 Cr worth of stocks.
This is the amount that is declared so far and more seems to be getting settled in due course of time.
Bill and Meinda have donated an amount to the tune of Rs 3 Lakh 75 Thousand over the years towards healthcare, education, efforts to combat climate change and gender equality.
Right now Bill Gates is an individual of networth more than 11 lakh Crore.
The couple had been living together in marital bond for almost close to 3 decades and they own the most expensive 66,000 sq feet mansion at Medina in Washington.