Kobe Bryant divorce: Wife Vanessa gets $18.8 million in propertyIn her divorce from Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa will get 3 mansionsKobe Bryant's divorce from his wife Vanessa has not be finalized, but Orange County property records show the couple is beginning to distribute their assets.Three mansions in Newport Beach's upscale Newport Coast community have recently placed in Vanessa Bryant's name.
The three properties have a total value of $18.8 million, according to property records on file at the Orange County Clerk-Recorders Office in Santa Ana.
Neither of the attorneys representing the couple was available for comment Friday.
Vanessa Bryant filed a divorce petition in Orange County Superior Court in December, citing "irreconcilable differences." The couple released a joint statement then saying that they had "resolved all issues incident to their divorce privately."
The couple did not have a prenuptial agreement, Vanessa Bryant's mother previously told a Times reporter. If true, she would be entitled to half of their community property.
Some estimates put Kobe Bryant's net worth at $150 million. Legal experts said Vanessa Bryant will probably receive at least $75 million in addition to ongoing spousal and child support.
Kobe Bryant and Vanessa married on April 18, 2001, at St. Edward Roman Catholic Church in Dana Point, California.
Who Is Kobe BryantKobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He decided to declare his eligibility for the NBA Draft upon graduation, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest.
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