Jessica Alba's estranged husband Cash Warren may get $2M spousal support yearly in divorce despite prenup
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jessica Alba's estranged husband Cash Warren might receive an incredible $2 million per year in spousal support in the event of a divorce from his affluent wife despite the couple having a prenuptial agreement.
Legal expert and highly certified family law specialist Goldie Schon, who focuses on complicated custody and divorce issues, told The US Sun that Alba's house-husband could leave their 16-year marriage with millions of dollars.
The disclosure followed the announcement that Alba and Warren are "separated" and "heading for a divorce," since they were seen in public without their wedding bands.
Jessica Alba's divorce from Cash Warren may cost her millions of dollars, says legal expert
Following weeks of speculation, sources recently told TMZ that the 'Fantastic Four' star and her husband recently separated after 16 years of marriage. Although neither has filed for divorce yet, it is said that they are on the verge of doing so.
Cash Warren, 46, is a producer who hasn't been in the business since 2015, while Jessica Alba, 43, is a co-founder of The Honest Company, which is worth $609 million and was formerly said to be worth over $1 billion.
According to family law expert Goldie Schon, Warren's prospects of leaving their 16-year marriage richer would not be impacted by whether or not they had a prenuptial agreement, particularly given the significant income gap between them.
"Even if there is a prenup, and she gets to keep what is hers, therefore, the Honest Company, which is quite lucrative, that will not stop the issue of spousal support," Schon told the publication.
She continued, "We have evolved when it comes to prenuptial agreements, and we've had some very large cases, historically, that have caused prenuptial agreements to not be able to terminate spousal support between couples that are about to marry."
Regardless of the existence of a prenuptial agreement, the legal expert proceeded by outlining a possible clause that could increase Warren's wealth.
The 'Trigger Warning' star recently attended a pre-Golden Globes party at Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood alone and was spotted without her wedding band.
It was also rumored that there had been trouble in paradise when Alba went to Rome with film producer Andrea Iervolino without her ring.
Additionally, Warren has also been seen walking around Los Angeles without a ring on his left hand.
Legal amendment might benefit Cash Warren and make him richer
The legal expert cited the example that if a supposedly prenuptial agreement states that neither Warren nor Alba will receive spousal support, the court may find that the provision is "conscionable and throw it out and still order spousal support in the same vein as it would as if the prenup never existed."
"So if the court believes that if there was a prenuptial agreement, and let's just say the prenuptial agreement said neither one of them is going to get spousal support," she further said.
"The court, believe it or not, today, can make the decision that is not conscionable and throw it out and still order spousal support in the same vein as it would as if the prenup never existed," Schon continued.
She further added that a potential prenuptial agreement that would have been negotiated 16 years ago, before Alba made millions with her business, could be deemed unreasonable by the court.
Moreover, there would be no guidelines for when to stop paying spousal support because their marriage is governed by California's long-term marital regulations.
"Spousal support would continue until somebody passes or somebody then returns to court and tries to terminate it or modify it or make it go away," Schon said.
"Because it's a long-term marriage, essentially the court does not have the power to say you're only going to pay spousal support for seven years. Eight years, two years doesn't matter. The only two people that can make that agreement are the parties," she added.
If their divorce proceeds as planned, Schon calculated that Cash might receive spousal support of up to $100,000 per month.
Jessica Alba may pay Cash Warren up to $60K in child support
Given that the couple has three children together, Schon stated that Jessica Alba might easily be paying upwards of $60,000 in child support along with several other costs to maintain the children's familiar lifestyles while they are living with each of their parents.
Schon said, "Child support is for the best interest of the children, and for the children to be able to live in the lifestyle of both parents, regardless of where they are, because that is part of what the family code is here in California."
"It doesn't matter where they sit, they have to be able to live in the lifestyle of both parents," she added.
Schon added, "If Cash needs security, if Cash needs to pay for private school tuition, if he needs to have travel accommodations, whether that's first-class or whether that's a private jet, those kinds of levels are very important when we reach a situation where we have high net worth and figures, as we do in this situation."
The reality is that there may be a base child support amount paid by Alba to Warren, and the actress would be required to pay a larger percentage of all other costs, such as security, travel, and private school, to the extent that there is a difference in the two parties' incomes, according to the legal expert.
