Lionel Richie Divorce Settlement

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Most of the marriages are ending in divorce because couples do not have time for each other. People are too busy earning money, buying cars and other luxurious things to remember the love of their life. It is not easy to take divorce but divorce is the only solution if the couples are not able to bear the problems prevalent in the relationship. Lionel Richie married Diane Alexander but after eight years of marriage, they realized that it was not working. Lionel Richie's divorce settlement is one to remember among celebrities.

During divorce, children suffer the most as they have to see their parents fighting all the while. They start feeling lonely and unwanted, which can bring about a drastic change in their behavior. Thus, couples should keep in mind that they tell the facts about their divorce to their children in a way that they understand the facts and help them get over it. An attorney should be consulted so that he can tell them the authentic process of taking the right steps for divorce and the pros and cons related to it. To peacefully end the relationship, it is necessary to settle the divorce and divide all the things that the couple acquired during the course of marriage. Lionel Richie divorce settlement is given below in detail.

Introduction to Lionel Richie Divorce Settlement

One of the most popular names in the world of music is Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. He is a record producer, songwriter and singer in the United States and he has been successful in selling more than 100 million records.

Lionel and Diane Alexander met during the Summer Olympics. At that time she was 18 years old and was a dancer. They started dating soon after they met and Lionel pampered Diane a lot. According to Diane, Lionel gave her exorbitant gifts, automobiles and even paid the rent of her house.

Lionel and Diane decided to marry each other on December 21, 1995. They were blessed with two children, namely:

• Miles Brockman (Birth date: May 27, 1994)
• Sofia (Birth date: August 26, 1998)

The marriage was a failure and the couple parted ways from each other in January 2004. Lionel Richie admits that their eight years marriage was a failure because of his workaholic nature.

Terms of Lionel Richie Divorce Settlement

• Diane was offered the 5 million USD (2.8 million GBP) mansion they shared, by Lionel
• Lionel also accepted paying Diane an amount of 0.1 million USD (55,500 GBP) per month

After five months from filing a divorce, Diane filed papers demanding 0.3 million USD as monthly support payment. The reasons she gave for demanding this money was:

• Vitamins: 500 USD
• Gifts: 5,000 USD
• Jewelry: 5,000 USD
• Massages: 600 USD
• Laser Hair Removal: 1,000 USD
• Dermatology: 3,000 USD
• Shoes, Clothing, Accessories: 15,000 USD
• Plastic surgery: 20,000 USD on an annual basis
• Boarding school tuition of her 9 year old son: 0.125 million USD

Diane cleared that during marital status, the couple had experienced an extraordinary and extravagant lifestyle. The couple resided in a Beverly Hills mansion that had an area of 18,000 square feet and comprised of 30 rooms. They had 9 full time staff members. In addition to these, they had employed people like a painter for consistent touch ups, to maintain an aquarium, to groom a dog, to care for a pool, to detail the cars and to maintain the plants and that is why she had a habit of living extravagantly.

After the above demands were made, it appeared that the divorce settlement would get messy. However, the couple finally reached an amicable settlement. There was news that Lionel was desperate to retain friendly relations with Diane and their 2 children.

Lionel commented that, "It's still in the stages now where we are rounding off to see where we are. Marriages go through ups and downs. I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope that we are friends at the end. But because we have kids, we have to be friends."

Personal information about Lionel Richie

On October 18, 1975, Lionel married Brenda Harvey, his first wife who was also his college sweetheart. During their married life, Lionel started dating Diane Alexander in 1986. Lionel took divorce from his wife, Brenda and parted ways in 1988. Lionel Richie took divorce from his first wife after being married to her for 17 years; the divorce was finalized on August 9, 1993.

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