California residents may have heard about what was being called the largest divorce settlement in history. A Russian billionaire had been ordered to pay his wife $4.5 billion, but an appeals court recently reduced the payment to $609 million. The billionaire's attorney said she and her client were satisfied with the ruling, but his wife's attorney said an appeal would be filed.
Actress Kelly Rutherford in child custody battle
Although a California judge ordered Daniel Giersch, the ex-husband of actress Kelly Rutherford, to bring their children to the state for a custody hearing on June 15, another judge has halted the order. Some claim that the issue is whether California or Monaco has jurisdiction over the case.
