most expensive divorces in history

Boris Berezovsky began his career as a teacher earning only $70 a month in the former Soviet Union, but later became one of Russia s most powerful and richest businessmen. He married Galina Besharova in 1991, but the couple divorced in 2010 with Galina becoming about $160 million richer.

We re all used to seeing Michael Jordan win on the basketball courts but that wasn t the case with his wife of seventeen years even though their decision to split was mutual. Juanita received $168 million in the settlement, along with custody of their three children and their seven acre Chicago mansion.

When Michael and Maya Polsky moved to the US in 1976 they may have had only $500 in their pockets but their hearts were filled with love and hope. After thirty one years of marriage, Maya divorced Michael, the founder of Invenergy LLC, and left the courts with an incredible $184 million.

Charles Fipke might be the first man to have ever discovered diamonds in Canada s Northwest Territories, but his ex wife, Marlene Fipke, wasn t all that impressed with him. After she filed for divorce Marlene received about 20 percent of Charles s company, $123 million in cash, and a few other things that totaled about $200 million.

Irina Malandina filed for divorce from Russian business tycoon Roman Abramovich under the not so absurd speculation that he was having an affair. Malandina went after half Abramovich s fortune, give or take about $6 billion, but she left the courts with about $300 million.

?he cofounders of BET were married from 1969 to 2002. Robert became the first African American billionaire, so when the couple divorced, Sheila received about $400 million.

When Robyn Moore married an unknown and poor Mel Gibson back in 1980 she never imagined she would divorce him twenty six years later and take half his fortune, becoming about half a billion dollars richer. Their divorce settlement remains the largest in Hollywood history.($425 million)

The pair met at Stanford University when she tutored him and married in 1974. Twenty one years later divorce proceedings were initiated with Wendy wanting her share to support a $200,000 a month lifestyle.($460 million)

Steve Wynn, chief executive of Wynn Resorts, married Elaine Pascal in 1963. They divorced in 1986 but remarried in 1991, ultimately leading to a second divorce in 2010. Elaine received eleven million shares of the Wynn stock when they divorced, totaling $740 million.

Saudi businessman Adnan Khashoggi made his money as an international arms dealer for the Saudi royal family. He then launched his company Triad, based in Switzerland, owning banks, hotels, and real estate across the world. He married Soraya in 1961. Their 1982 divorce resulted in an estimated $874 million settlement.