Divorce

Berlusconi Alimony: $65 Million Per Year

November 30, 2009
By: Brian C. Vertz

Italian prime minister and TV-network billionaire Silvio Berlusconi may be facing an alimony obligation as great as $65 million per year. Berlusconi and his wife (who is 20 years his junior) have been married for nearly 20 years and estranged for at least 2 years. Berlusconi’s numerous public infidelities have deepened the rift between him and his wife. Berlusconi and his wife have two grown children.

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Brian C. Vertz

With an MBA and more than two decades of experience handling complex financial affairs, Partner Brian C. Vertz excels at cases involving assessment of personal assets including premarital wealth and trusts, valuation of closely held businesses, executive compensation, medical and dental practices, and complex child support litigation. Brian was selected as the Pittsburgh 2019 Lawyer of the Year for family law through The Best Lawyers in America peer review process.