Michael Jordan divorced his first wife, Juanita Vanoy, in 2006 after 17 years of marriage.

Since the couple did not sign a prenuptial agreement when they got married, US law generally implies that the spouses’ assets are divided in two.

Michael was worth $400 million at the time. After negotiations, his wife received $168 million.

At the time, it was the biggest check a sportsman had ever given his ex-wife.

But the most surprising thing is that this enormous payment did not damage the basketball player’s finances too much.

Three years later, in 2009, Michael Jordan’s fortune was estimated by Forbes at $525 million!

In 2021, it was estimated at $1.6 billion…

Michael Jordan remarried a model (Yvette Prieto) in 2013.

But this time, he signed a marriage contract…

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