Regardless of Combating for Months, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen Finalized Divorce Absurdly Rapidly: “They Already Had Custody, Youngster Assist, Alimony Figured Out”
For months, there have been rumors and speculations that Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are about to get a divorce. Sure enough, the couple announced the finalization of their divorce on their Instagram stories. Everyone knew this was going to happen, but not at the speed at which it did.
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Brady and Bundchen agreed on the terms of the divorce moments after filing the paperwork. Their secret? The super couple got themselves a mediator for a super fast and amicable divorce settlement. NYC divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman of Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein LLP shed more light on the expedited settlement.
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How did Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen finalize their divorce in a lightning-fast manner?
Newman said that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and his soon-to-be former wife resolved their cases without having to go to trial. This is super helpful for public figures who have children together and don’t want to publicize their custody battles. “They had already entered into a settlement agreement, which typically includes both financial and custodial issues,” Newman stated.
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Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have two children together. 12-year-old Benjamin and 9-year-old Vivian. Brady also has another son, John Moynahan, from his previous relationship. Gisele considered John to be her third son and was very close to the eldest Brady child. However, custodial agreements will not involve John, as Gisele is not her birth mother.
FOXBOROUGH, MA – AUGUST 15: Tom Brady sits with wife Gisele Bundhen and their sons, Benjamin, center, and Jack as the New England Patriots end their last practice on Thursday, August 15, 2013, before the Friday exhibition game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
According to Newman, TB12 and Gisele figured out all the necessary settlement details before they even filed the paperwork. This included their children’s custodial paperwork and alimony details. According to PEOPLE, the official settlement included a ‘parenting plan’ and an undisclosed settlement of the real estate owned by Brady and Bundchen in New York, Montana, Costa Rica, and Miami.
Tom Brady and Gisele poured their hearts out on their Instagram stories
After coming out of retirement, Tom Brady’s fans have closely monitored his marriage troubles. That’s why it came as a sudden jolt when the 5x Super Bowl MVP announced the divorce on his Instagram story. The final divorce settlement confirmed that the marriage was officially dissolved and “irretrievably broken”. Brady said the divorce was painful, but Gisele and Tom have reached a peaceful settlement with a joint custody plan in place.
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Fans saw this coming after Gisele stopped showing up at Brady’s football games and news surfaced of the celebrity couple lawyering up. But no one saw this coming this soon. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen also expressed her sadness and reinstated that her primary focus is always their children. She also mentioned that while she and Tom aren’t close anymore, she wishes nothing but the best for him and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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