[Zuben Elgenubi]

My bet is that Al knows that he is about to get hit with an Inconvenient Lawsuit for fraud. By getting divorced Tipper gets half of the 100 million Al has socked away. Then when Al gets hit for fraud you can only go after his half. Ken Lay's and Bernie Maddoff's wife did the same thing. The former got to keep most of the money. Because Madoff's wife waited until after the fraud went public they took her half too.

My second thought.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

I was wondering if he would be sued into abject poverty. If he can read the writing on the wall and thinks it is a distinct possibility (or if she does), then based on his behavioral track record and her docility, my bet is that this is a strategy he’s come up with — half a loaf is better than no loaf at all.