Maria Shriver: ‘I’m Filing For Divorce’
Posted on May 24, 2011 @ 03:24PM
By Jen Heger
Radar Legal Editor
Maria Shriver has told friends she WILL file for divorce from love rat husband Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The pair announced their separation on May 8, nine days before the former California governor admitted he fathered a child with a longtime member of household staff.
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“Maria absolutely will be filing for divorce,” a close friend of Shriver tells RadarOnline.com exclusively.
It emerged last week that the jilted former TV journalist has retained celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser to represent her in her split from 63-year-old Schwarzenegger.
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Until now, though, it had been suggested that due to her strong Catholic beliefs, Shriver hadn’t yet decided if she wanted to end the pair’s turbulent 25 year union.
But RadarOnline.com has been told the long suffering Kennedy scion, 55, has arrived at her decision after sordid details of husband’s double life continued to be exposed.
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“It's not a matter of if Maria will file for divorce, but when,” the source said.
The power couple's worth has been assessed at anywhere from $200 million to $800 million. They are believed to have a pre-nuptial agreement.
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If there is no pre-nup or it does not stand up because it was drafted so long ago, the couple would likely split their net worth evenly, under California law.
But one legal source suggested Shriver also would be entitled to whatever the philandering star-turned-politician spent on his mistress, housekeeper Mildred Baena.
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Because California is a "No Fault" divorce state, spouses don’t have to prove the other did something wrong.
“But any money that Arnold spent on Mildred, for her house or gifts, that amount would be added back to the community property pot to be split with Maria,” the source told RadarOnline.com.
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He's lucky to be rid of her. She strikes me as a cold fish. Maybe if she took care of business in the bedroom like she should he would not have to go to bed with the maid. There are two sides to every story.
Posted Wed, 05/25/2011 - 6:50am
Hell ya divorce his dumb ass!! Look at how UGLY that baby mama is??? Arnold will do with with anything!!
UGH!!!!!! What a JERK OFF HE IS!!!!!
Posted Wed, 05/25/2011 - 3:49am
Radaronline needs to get their information straight. Yes, the Catholic Church does accept divorce; especially
when a man is a habitual cheater and fathers children outside of his marriage!
Posted Wed, 05/25/2011 - 1:09am
get rid of the racoon eyes makeup and get the hair away from your face Maria.You look like an evil witch.Yet you are a beautiful woman.
Posted Tue, 05/24/2011 - 9:13pm
Well, DUH! gee, that's good journalism
Posted Tue, 05/24/2011 - 8:46pm
SHE drug a child a child through the mud? lol some men just don't get it. I'm pretty sure the responsibility of this child and repercissions of his birth and anything that goes along with it belong to Arnold.
Posted Tue, 05/24/2011 - 11:07pm
I still don't understand these married men sleeping with other women and men without using a condom and then going home and sleeping with their wives. This is very dangerous behavior for everyone. Wives should make sure they use condoms.
Posted Tue, 05/24/2011 - 6:02pm
for someone who wasn't going to comment, who's friends weren't going to comment she sure is blathering a lot. and she made the choice to drag an innocent child through the mud before the world.
Posted Tue, 05/24/2011 - 5:37pm
Arnold is done. Let's send him back to Austria!
Posted Tue, 05/24/2011 - 4:06pm
Maria was was BETRAYED by Arnold not jilted, she was married to him for 25 years..
Posted Tue, 05/24/2011 - 3:57pm