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No, and he does not server half of hers either
Yes. She was there supporting him in whatever he did...plus she put up with him!
I have no problems with her getting half of the money, but a legitimate reason must be had.
I would rather they simply reconcile.
What a stupid article. Marriage is a contract where each partner holds a 50% stake. You want out, you gotta buy the other’s 50% stake.
Simple easy peasy.
Yes. If he had faith that his marriage would last, so did she. But pictures of him making out with another woman at one of their homes kind of negates her faith in him. She was there in the beginning, she had faith in his career, stood beside him through his alcoholic phase, bore him 6 children and played both mom and dad while he was away on set making movies. She’s been there for him for 28 years though it all. He’s the one that screwed this up, not her.
Depends on what she does with the money. If they get along after the divorce she might want to invest in some of Mels projects. I expect that is what he will do with his money. You don’t need 400 million to live on the rest of his actuarial life so if he has some projects in mind I bet he’ll pursue them. It’s hard enough to get a divorce without it being all over the Tabloids so I wish them both luck. 28 years is a long time to live with someone you find you don’t love.
I hope Mel and his wife are just going to divide the property and go on their way and not drag this out and use it as a way to humiliate and harass each other.
For 28 years? She was with him before he was famous?
Yes, she deserves half. She didn’t cheat, he did.
The beauty of this argument is that it can never be proven. You might as well just say that Mr. Gibson would be worth $2 billion today "were it not for his wife." How could you ever know?
Absolutely she does. I am a huge fan of Mel Gibson, but he is a flawed man (like all of us) and has allowed his flaws to damage his marriage time after time.
I’m sure this wasn’t an easy decision for her, but she has been a devoted wife who has stood by him through his ups and downs and has raised his children and kept his home for 28 years.
She deserves more than half, she deserves a husband who kept his vows and cherished her and loved her until natural death took one of them. Since she has to settle for less than that, one half of the monetary wealth of their household will have to suffice.
While I have been married for over 30 years and have never been divorced, the unanimous sentiment among those who have gone through divorce proceedings is that the system is totally unfair to men and that divorce lawyers are the scum of the earth.
I wonder what the author thinks she is entitled to? She was with him for 28 years and had seven children by him.
Do they want her going back to work just to support herself and their child who is still a minor?
I left a fairly good paying job in the early 90’s to be a stay at home mom. The whole family benefited because of that. Years later when I tried to re-enter the workforce, I had difficulty finding jobs that paid much more than minimum wage. I am still happily in my long term marriage, and wouldn’t trade my sweet husband for anything (not even Mel Gibson). But if I had to start over, I would be in deep trouble financially!
Is that what the author wants for Mel Gibson’s wife? To see her struggling and not able to make ends meet?
If he had then he wouldn't be having this problem.
Fair or not, California is a community property state so she's entitled to half. Now if the divorce is his idea, well, freedom isn't free.
California is a community property state— everything earned during the marriage is split 50-50, no questions asked. Fault doesn’t come into it.
Depends on the reason for the divorce I suppose.. If It is through no serious fault of Mel’s and he is amenable to reconcile but she wants to walk away then she should *maybe* be entitled to whatever she would be makeing per year had she not become a home maker.
I love Mel, but I think his wife has had to put up with major BS from him over the years. I would love to see them stay together because they lasted this long, but if she’s had enough and there’s no help for it, yes, she should get recompense big time.
If my wife wanted a divorce, I’d give her half of everything as long as she didn’t do anything like cheat on me.
I’d feel glad she only wanted half if I did something stupid like Mel Gibson.
I don’t get the hangup with money, especially when you are already worth a billion dollars. This woman bore his children, supported him when he was down, and then had to deal with some major insanity and infidelity.
If I were Mel, my conscience would make me give her most of it. It’s only money folks.
Half.