Originally posted by: DonVito
Originally posted by: BoberFett
Why should he have to extort money from her? Shouldn't he be entitled to half her estate, plus alimony?
Edit: I should add, I'm pretty sure judges throw out pre-nups all the time. There's no such thing as an iron clad pre-nup.
This is incorrect. Judges do indeed throw out some pre-nups, but there are many ironclad ones that have been tested in court and survived. I have to assume she would have used a stellar attorney, and that her pre-nup is probably as good as they get.
Also, as to your first point, no, he would not be entitled to half of her "estate" (this term really only applies after she's dead). California is a community-property state, and, absent a pre-nup, he would be entitled to half of the money she made during their marriage. Since, as I recall, she really hasn't toured or released new music during their marriage, this would likely be a fairly small percentage of her net worth.