Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen divorce: Who gets what from $733M joint net worth and four lavish homes
MIAMI, FLORIDA: Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady have finally confirmed that they are divorcing after 13 years of marriage, stating that they have reached an "amicable" settlement addressing their enormous wealth, a child custody plan and a split of their tremendous property portfolio. This news comes after weeks of rumors and speculation about the intense instability in the couple's relationship.
Gisele, 42, and Tom, 45, are both shining examples of success and had the ability to earn much in their respective careers at the time of their marriage. Although injured and fresh off his first Super Bowl loss, the NFL star is still regarded as one of the game's top players and his supermodel wife is one of the industry's most famous faces. Tom has played 22 seasons in the NFL, helping his teams win seven Super Bowl championships and shattering countless records along the way. Gisele, meanwhile, has been in more than 550 advertisements, graced 2,000 magazine covers and walked in 800 fashion shows. In spite of Gisele putting her fashion career on hold to support her husband's pursuit of continued Super Bowl triumph, the couple earned a stunning fortune together and now that they are no longer together, it is estimated that they are jointly worth $733 million.
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Even though Tom's profession is still active, Gisele is said to be more wealthy than her husband, with the supermodel's net worth estimated to be $400 million compared to the athlete's $333 million as listed by Celebrity Net Worth. The couple's announcement of their divorce has, at long last, provided answers to many remaining questions about the state of their union but it has also sparked new speculation about how they will divide their enormous wealth, notably their $26 million or more in real estate and who will be awarded custody of their two children. The ex-couple jointly owns a number of properties across the nation, including a $3.6 million apartment in New York City, a $17 million mansion on Indian Creek Island in Miami, an opulent estate in Yellowstone, Montana, thought to be worth $5.7 million and a gorgeous home in Costa Rica.
Tom and Gisele bought a 5,772-square-foot property on Indian Creek Island two years before they parted ways and they demolished it with the intention of constructing a modern, eco-friendly mansion in its place that cost an additional $10.12 million in construction according to Daily Mail. Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, hotelier Jeffrey Soffer and wealthy businessman Carl Icahn were all supposed to live next door to the family after construction was finished on the property that was intended to be their everlasting home. Even though the home's future is still unknown, the building construction has not been put on hold. And while it is unknown who will inherit Tom and Gisele's several homes, it was recently revealed that Gisele bought another house in February to add to their illustrious list of properties.
The question remains who will have custody of Tom and Gisele's children, Benjamin Brady, now 12 years old, and Vivian Lake Brady, now 9 years old, after the couple part ways? A custody hearing in Florida weighs in on a variety of factors, according to FLDivorce, including “Which parent is able to promote a better relationship between the child and noncustodial parent, the amount of time each parent spent with the child prior to the divorce, the amount of time each parent will be able to spend with the child after the divorce, where each parent will live and how that will affect the child’s development, any special needs or care the child may need, and the ability of each parent to provide that to the child, and what is in the general best interest of the child.”
John Edward Thomas Moynahan, now 15 years old, is Tom's child from his former marriage to Bridget Moynahan. During their 13-year marriage, Gisele assumed the role of stepmother to the boy and was frequently spotted with the teenager; however, because he was never legally adopted by Gisele and is not related to her by blood, he is not a party to the custody dispute, unlike Benjamin and Vivian.