The direct impact of MacKenzie Scott’s divorce on her huge wealth may still be a secret.
Scott, a billionaire philanthropist in Seattle, married Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. She filed for divorce with Seattle science teacher Dan Jewelt in March 2021.
The following documents were submitted to the Seattle King County High Court, showing that Scott and Javert had a “separation contract”, and they were asking the court to enforce it. Scott asked the court to divide the real estate, personal property and any debts and liabilities specified in the contract.
Mackenzie Scott. (Elena Seibert photo)
However, Terry Price, a professor of family law at the University of Washington, said that the details of the separation contract “will never show the light”.
Price said that if Scott and Javert did not have a prenuptial agreement, he would be “shocked”. Price added that even if not, given the duration of Scott’s marriage with Jervitt, the Washington state court is unlikely to split Scott’s property from Jervitt. Price had talked with GeekWire about the divorce of Bill Gates and Melinda France Gates.
The fact that Scott was the petitioner did not confer any special rights, status or claims on that person. In most cases, it is often the first person to submit a written document, which should not be mistaken for who facilitated the divorce or who made a greater request. According to the law, the complainant and the respondent have the same status.
According to the divorce documents, Scott and Javert both lived in Golden County and married in California last year. They had no children together, and Javert agreed to dissolve the application and the separation contract.
Scott and Bezos divorced in 2019 after 25 years of marriage.
According to Forbes, Scott, 52, is a novelist with a net worth of US $34.9 billion. Bloomberg estimates the figure at $27.8 billion, making her the 41st richest person in the world. In the past two years, she has donated more than 12 billion dollars to various charitable and non-profit organizations.
Jewett, 47, is a science teacher at Lakeside School, the only private school in North Seattle, the alma mater of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Paul Allen, and the school for Scott’s children.
The New York Times reported the news of the breakup for the first time on Wednesday, pointing out that Scott had removed the mention of Jervit from several websites where his name appeared side by side with Jervit’s name.