Melania Trump and Donald Trump said "I do" back in 2005, and since then, their marriage
has been anything but boring. Along with an extravagant lifestyle, the couple's relationship
has involved legal matters regarding what will happen if they divorce.
In The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump, Washington Post reporter Mary
Jordan writes about the timing of the first lady's move to Washington. She explained,
"Part of the reason first lady Melania Trump delayed her move from New York City to the
White House in 2017 was because she was renegotiating her prenuptial agreement with President Donald
Trump."
Divorce lawyer Christina Previte may have an idea why that was necessary. She exclusively
told Nicki Swift,
"I suspect that no one ever thought Donald was actually going to win. And then when he
did win, Melania and everyone else realized the dramatic changes that they would need
to make to their daily lives, including moving to Washington."
Previte continued,
"I also suspect Melania didn't really want the public life that she has now as first
lady. Even before Donald's presidency, she was very private and not very much in the
public eye."
Although Melania may have reluctantly accepted her role in the White House, she apparently
wasn't hesitant to make sure something — or, rather, someone — was taken care of if she
and Donald should split up.
According to Mary Jordan, when Melania renegotiated her prenup with Donald, she wanted proof that
their son, Barron, would, quote, "be treated as more of an equal to Trump's oldest three
children." Previte explained,
"[Melania seems] very concerned about Barron being ousted from the family, which seems
understandable given the strained relationship she reportedly has with Ivanka."
If something were to happen to Barron's parents, Previte said Donald's other children would
determine Barron's involvement in the family business. She went on to say,
"Melania is right to be concerned about that, particularly since it doesn't appear that
Tiffany Trump is very involved, if at all, in the business. I suspect Melania doesn't
want Barron to become exiled like Tiffany has been."
"I take care of myself and of our son."
Beyond that, Previte said she has long suspected that Melania would leave her husband after
his presidency ends, in which case they'd be treated like any other divorcing couple.
Much of Melania's motivation in reportedly renegotiating her prenup with Donald has been
to secure the future of their son. Presumably, part of that planning involves housing, which
is why some might be interested to learn that in 2016 Melania purchased a new property — a
one-bedroom apartment in New York City's Trump Towers for a pricey $1.49 million, according
to The Real Deal. The unit is reportedly the only unit the building's condo board has ever
purchased. Why Melania purchased this apartment is unclear, and what will happen with the
unit should divorce happen is also a mystery.
As for the couple's big penthouse in New York? As Forbes noted, the apartment's value in
2017 was $64 million, and Trump acquired the penthouse in 1983, long before he married
Melania. So he'd likely be reluctant to part with it in a divorce. If Melania can't get
the penthouse, could she at least write a tell-all? Previte explained,
"Commonly, wealthy litigants, especially those who wish to maintain their privacy, would
likely settle everything out of court through their attorneys."
There's also Trump's prenup with his second wife, Marla Maples, to consider. As Vanity
Fair reported in 2019,
"Under the extensive confidentiality agreement, Maples agreed she wouldn't publish 'any diary,
memoir, letter, story, photograph, interview, article, essay, account or description or
depiction of any kind whatsoever, whether fictionalized or not, concerning (or seeming
to concern) the details of the parties' marriage.'"
The outlet added the consequence for any such breach, stating,
"And if she did, the prenup stated: 'Donald will suffer irreparable damage and injury
in the event of any such breach.'"
So it's possible that Melania agreed to a similar code of silence in her prenup with
Trump. Of course, it's impossible to say for certain as of now.
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