According to divorce documents, Katie Holmes valued freedom over monetary gain while negotiating the end of her union with Tom Cruise. What could have been the divorce from hell turned out to be swift and relatively painless.
The divorce is officially final leaving Katie with nothing more than child support and some firm rules regarding her daughter’s education and her religious upbringing.
TMZ is reporting that Katie did not request spousal support or attempt to subvert the prenup that protected his $250 million fortune.
The judge ordered Cruise to pay $33,333 each month by electronic transfer until Suri turns 18. The $400,000 a year child support payments will total $4.8 million by the time his daughter is ready to head to college.
Cruise will also cover the cost of the child’s medical, dental, insurance, education, college and extracurricular costs.
The agreement stipulates that Suri Cruise will not attend a “residential school.” One of the reasons Holmes reportedly ended the marriage was because Cruise was talking about sending their daughter to a Scientology training center.
It is clear that Holmes got what she wanted most … security for her child and the ability to raise her in a relatively normal environment. Case closed.
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