The divorce between Kanye West and Kim Kardashian has been formalized, as revealed by People on Tuesday, November 29. The rapper will have to give a very large sum to his ex-wife every month.
In January 2012, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West surprised Internet users by announcing their intention to end their marriage. Both have remained close for their children and, on many occasions, their fans thought they were going to get back together. However, this was not the case. After several months of waiting and negotiations, they finally managed to reach an agreement and their divorce was formalized. According to official documents, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will have shared legal and physical custody of their four children, but it is the young woman who will have them by her side 80% of the time. They also both waived their claim for spousal support. The iconic former couple also agreed to settle any dispute concerning their children through mediation. Their property will be divided according to the terms of their marriage contract. Regarding child support, Kanye West will have to pay 200,000 dollars, or around 193,000 euros to his ex-wife. As People revealed on Tuesday, November 29, this is an amount that will allow Kim Kardashian to provide for the needs of his children, be it medical expenses, their education or their security.
The divorce of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian has caused a lot of talk in recent months, especially since the main concerned have waged war on social networks. Last February, the rapper ranted on his Instagram account. Kim Kardashian’s TikTok account, on which her daughter North appears. Indeed, the little girl, aged 8, is a regular on the social network. She used to chain publications, to the delight of Internet users, but these did not please her father at all. Thus, Kanye West had addressed his subscribers in order to ask them for advice as a future divorced father. “Since this is my first divorce, I need to know what should I do about a Tik Tok post against my will?“, he had written in the caption of a photo taken from a video published by North. In the comments, his subscribers had laughed at the wording “my first divorce” and others had advised him to speak directly with Kim Kardashian. Subsequently, it was the main concerned who spoke, assuring that she did not like these published attacks at all. “Kanye’s constant need to attack me in interviews and on social media is actually more hurtful than any TikTok North could create.“, she had initially lamented. Publications that did not go unnoticed.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: when did they meet?
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were an iconic couple for a long time before announcing their plans to split in 2021. Both met in the 2000s while filming a music video but it wasn’t until 2008 that they got closer. Their relationship began in 2011 and they welcomed their first child, North West, in June 2013. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West said “I do” in May 2014 and went on to had three children, Saint, Chicago and Psalm. In January 2021, they announced their intention to divorce. The following month, it was Kim Kardashian who filled out the paperwork and the procedure was officially launched in March 2022. After several months of battle, their divorce was finalized and it is each on their own that they will continue their lives.