The divorce of hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin just keeps on providing revelations about the couple's spending.
Last month, we learned
that the family spent $1 million per month in expenses related to their
three kids. The filings didn't break down the spending much, saying that
it included $300,000 a month for intercontinental private-jet travel,
$160,000 a month for vacation rentals and $60,000 a month for office
space and professional staff.
Now, new court documents
give more details on the $1 million a month. According to filings late
Friday, Griffin argued that his ex-wife, Anne Dias, is claiming expenses
as child support even though the expenses are for her "lifestyle."
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Among the expenses:
$6,800 a month for groceries, $7,200 a month for restaurant meals,
$8,000 a month for gifts and $2,000 a month for stationery. Griffin also
claims his wife has sought $450,000 for a 10-day vacation in St. Bart's
during the children's winter break.
Expenses not disputed, per se
Dias'
lawyers don't dispute the expenses per se. But they argue that under
Illinois law, Griffin is required to fund the children's lifestyle as it
was during their parents' marriage. And they say the expenses are
simply an accounting of all the couple's child-related expenses while
they were married.
Dias is seeking to
nullify the couple's prenup and claims Griffin is failing to pay
adequate child support for their three kids, who are all under age 10.
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Griffin said he is
paying "virtually every expense" related to the children, including
their four nannies. He said he has even paid expenses that are solely
for Dias' benefit, including a private chef, multiple house cleaners and
a house manager/personal assistant. He said that while he declined to
fund the $450,000 vacation, he said he gave her $45,000 for the winter
vacation.
Griffin said Dias is trying to fund her "opulent lifestyle" by saying her personal expenses should be part of child support.
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