TeeRoy's 2 Cents:
There’s more to learn. We’ve only heard the tip of this iceberg.
Unless the settlement includes non-disclosure agreements and nobody in the family publicly shares their view.
Taking sides could mean for the kids no more Microsoft freebies from Bill for Christmas or birthdays.
If only money could buy you happiness…
Money did not buy happiness, but it bought a week-long vacation on a private island away from a misbehaving husband and father.
Melinda hoped to be unreachable at the time of the March announcement. She rented a private island for $132,000 per night. The entire family would escape the media crush on Calivigny Island in Grenada.
However, Bill Gates was not invited to Caribbean island. The family blames Bill for the divorce. According to TMZ, “There’s a considerable amount of acrimony associated with the split and virtually everyone in the family took Melinda’s side.”
Melinda Gates traveled in March to Calivigny without Bill. Then , this week, on the day she filed for divorce, he transferred $1.8 billion (with a B) worth of stock to her.