The estimated $500 million to $600 million Tiger Woods may have to pay to estranged wife Elin Nordegren Woods to settle the impending Tiger Woods divorce, as reported by Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker, certainly is a lot of cash. Worded another way, that's a half-billion dollars in alimony.
But not only is golfing superstar Tiger Woods fabulously wealthy, with an estimated net worth in the $1 billion range, his alleged infidelity was so egregious that he may not have much legal leverage on his side.
At the risk of judging Tiger Woods in the court of public opinion, the sheer number of arguably shady women claiming to have slept with him and the release of text messages to mistresses detailing his preference for violent sex certainly won't help his case.
A source the columnist describes as being "close" to Elin Nordegren Woods said she has been in "round-the-clock" talks with an army of lawyers both in Sweden and in the U.S. The source said she is obsessed with a book about a wealthy man whose children, as he puts it, "got screwed" out of their inheritance. The book, by Lady Colin Campbell, is titled Empress Bianca.
Needless to say, neither the Swedish beauty nor the estranged couple's two children are likely to go hungry. The rumor mill, at least, suggests that Tiger Woods may end up shelling out what appears to be at least half of his entire fortune.
The unidentified source also told the Bill Zwecker that she is trying to "lock in" specific times when she and her children can live in Sweden. That's a lot of detail for a rumor, but the allegations of Tiger Woods' numerous affairs are awfully damning.
She also is reportedly shopping for a home in Scottsdale, Arizona as a replacement for their shared Florida home, which the source said holds "way too many unhappy memories for her."
Experienced divorce attorneys in Chicago can explain how infidelity of one partner or the other might affect the terms of a divorce.
Related Resources:
- Spousal Support (Alimony) Basics (FindLaw)
- Hell Hath No Fury: Tiger Woods & Postnuptial Agreements (FindLaw's Law & Daily Life Blog)
- Browse Chicago Family Law Attorneys (FindLaw)
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