Every new marriage begins with hope, trust, and faith that the couple will work together "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health," so that the marriage will blossom and grow.
Unfortunately, people change, situations change, and the initial vows can get harder and harder to keep. Divorce isn't pleasant for anyone involved, but sometimes there's just no alternative.
A lot of work goes into a marriage, and often a divorce becomes quite contentious, as one party will feel entitled to a certain quantity of possessions or finances in exchange for what they've contributed to the marriage.
Now, I'm not married, but if I had an ex tell me, "Here's $975 million. Let's settle it!" — I would take that money, pay off my debts, and start traveling around the world.
Recent divorcée Sue Ann Arnall refused a $974,790,317.77 settlement check from her ex-husband, oil tycoon Harold Hamm, a few days ago. Was it out of pride, ego, or the hope that she'll be getting more out of it?
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Harold Hamm, the chief executive officer of Continental Resources, offered his ex-wife a check for almost $975 million.
The check was handwritten and was supposed to fulfill the remainder of the ex-husband's court-ordered settlement for $1 billion. He wanted to get the payment out in one lump sum.
The check was never cashed or deposited.
Upon receiving the handwritten check, Arnall (who changed her legal name back to her maiden name after the divorce) promptly refused the check and sent it back.
A former executive for Continental Resources, Arnall was married to Hamm for over 26 years.
Her lawyers believe that the court-ordered $1 billion is an inadequate divorce settlement compared to his fortune, which is estimated to be between $18–19 billion. In an appeal, they said that she helped build up this man's empire and he is keeping 90 percent of it.
She will be filing an appeal and did not want acceptance of this settlement to interfere.
Hamm disagrees with her claims. He insisted that he owned his 68-percent stake in Continental prior to their marriage.
In the claim, the Oklahoma oilman says, "The vast majority of the enhanced value of the CLR (Continental) stock was due to market forces and contributions of third parties."
When the initial $1 billion settlement was ordered, Hamm called it "fair," but after falling oil prices dropped the company's worth in half, he filed an appeal against that decision to pay her even less. He has lost billions this year because of the company's decline.
He has paid his ex-wife a reported $20 million during the divorce proceedings, but Arnall won't stop until she gets what she believes she is fairly owed her for her work in the marriage and the company.
What do you think? Should she take the settlement or continue to fight for what she believes is fair?
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