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.
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