A potential divorce between Barack and Michelle Obama could have significant financial
and legal implications. Their joint ventures, including bestselling memoirs like Becoming
and A Promised Land, as well as their production company, Higher Ground, which has a multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix,
have built their $70 million empire. Without a prenuptial agreement, the division of
assets—including their $11.75 million Martha’s Vineyard estate and an $8.1 million Washington,
D.C. home—could become contentious. Experts speculate that legal fees alone could reach
millions if negotiations turn bitter. While neither Obama has addressed the rumors publicly,
the financial stakes of any potential separation remain undeniably high.
