Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen finalised the terms of their split the same day they filed for a divorce.
The 45-year-old sports star and Gisele, 42, announced their split via social media statements on Friday (28.10.22), and a legal expert has now explained how their settlement was dealt with so straightforwardly.
Jacqueline Newman, a divorce attorney of Berkman Bottger Newman and Schein LLP, explained: “They had already entered into a settlement agreement, which typically includes both financial and custodial issues. By the time it was filed, they already had custody, child support, alimony figured out.”
Despite this, Newman – who is not connected to either party – explained that a judge still needed to approve the settlement agreement.
She told PEOPLE: “After a couple agrees on everything, the judge takes a look at the agreement and approves it.
“There are situations where judges reject the agreement, usually in a child support situation. But that happens rarely, and usually if the child support seems to be skewed. But that clearly isn’t an issue here.”
Gisele – who has Vivian, nine, and Benjamin, 12, with the NFL star – recently admitted that they had “grown apart”.
In a statement posted on social media, Gisele said: “The decision to end a marriage is never easy but we have grown apart and while it is, of course, difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we had together and only wish the best for Tom always.”
Meanwhile, Tom – who also has John, 15, with Bridget Moynahan – described their split as an amicable decision.
