{"id":1131,"date":"2026-05-07T00:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/john-paulson-and-ex-wife-jenny-paulson-settle-divorce-after-bitter-court-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:20:02","slug":"john-paulson-and-ex-wife-jenny-paulson-settle-divorce-after-bitter-court-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/john-paulson-and-ex-wife-jenny-paulson-settle-divorce-after-bitter-court-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"John Paulson\u00a0and ex-wife, Jenny Paulson, settle divorce after bitter court battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127124039.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The settlement is sealed, but court docs reflect that the settlement was filed May 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJenny Paulson and John Paulson have come to the decision to amicably settle their divorce and trust-related litigations,\u201d said Jenny\u2019s attorney Robert S. Cohen, and John\u2019s attorney Marilyn Chinitz, in a joint statement on Wednesday. \u201cThey consider this settlement a private matter and neither party nor any family nor friends of the parties will have any further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jenny Paulson and John Paulson have settled their divorce.  <span class=\"credit\">Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The settlement marks the end of a years-long legal battle. <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The settlement marks the end of a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/08\/society\/jenny-paulson-humiliated-by-billionaire-exs-divorce-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">years-long bitter legal battle<\/a> between the exes. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Back in July 2022, Jenny accused the billionaire of setting up a \u201csecretive web of trusts\u201d to hide money from her,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/07\/wife-of-john-paulson-demands-1b-in-divorce-alleges-secretive-web-of-trusts\/\">according to court documents<\/a>. Paulson\u2019s side denied the accusation, saying in court docs that the trusts were set up together decades ago to protect their kids.<\/p>\n<p>We reported in 2024 that John had offered Jenny hundreds of millions in cash<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/09\/21\/john-paulson-and-wife-jenny-in-epic-divorce-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0in their divorce<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/23\/john-paulson-accuses-wife-of-greed-in-their-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a>after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/23\/john-paulson-accuses-wife-of-greed-in-their-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">21 years of marriage<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 but that Jenny called the offer \u201chumiliating and demeaning.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Paulson is engaged to Alina de Almeida. <span class=\"credit\">JASON SZENES\/ NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The couple welcomed a baby last year.  <span class=\"credit\">Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn my heart and my spirit I feel I deserve a 50\/50 split\u201d she wrote in an email, we reported. Or, \u201c60\/40 is OK because there have been other similar divorce arrangements.\u201d She also called her ex\u2019s offers \u00a0\u201cdisrespectful, shameful and humiliating,\u201d we reported.<\/p>\n<p>His side countered that his offer would make Jenny, \u201cone of the richest women in America,\u201d while keeping major trusts in place for their daughters.<\/p>\n<p>The divorce also sparked a war of words between the exes\u2019 attorneys, with Cohen once quipping of John, \u201cThe man is worth billions of dollars\u2026 and Mr.\u00a0Paulson\u00a0offered Mrs. Paulson\u00a0only a monthly \u2018allowance,&#8217;\u201d adding at the time, \u201cThat\u2019s called chutzpah \u2014 or in English, hypocrisy!\u201d Chinitz of Blank Rome fired back at the time in a comment, \u201cIn what universe is hundreds of millions in upfront cash, plus annual eight-figure distributions for the rest of her life \u2013 all tax free \u2013 considered an \u2018allowance?\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The settlement was filed May 4.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Gabrielle&#8217;s Angel Foundation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Paulson made a fortune shorting the housing market.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But it seems peace has prevailed, and neither side commented on the final settlement besides their joint statement.<\/p>\n<p>A source told us of the settlement, \u201cThe talks began in earnest earlier this year,\u201d adding that a judge in the case encouraged the parties to engage in settlement talks. \u201cIt\u2019s fair to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/09\/21\/john-paulson-and-wife-jenny-in-epic-divorce-battle\/?_ga=2.197131244.1770278600.1657223558-1137633990.1649350671\">The former spouses\u00a0<\/a>were also at war over estates in the Hamptons and Aspen, Colo., and they did not have a prenup, we reported. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The former spouses\u00a0had estates in the Hamptons and Aspen.  <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>John famously made billions betting against the housing market before the 2008 crash, and he\u2019s reported to be worth about $4.7 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Paulson, 70, got<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/04\/09\/gossip\/billionaire-john-paulson-is-engaged-to-fitness-influencer-alina-de-almeida-while-still-in-bitter-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0engaged to his girlfriend<\/a>, Alina de Almeida, 38, in 2024, and the couple <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/13\/society\/john-paulson-and-fiancee-alina-de-almeida-welcome-baby-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">welcomed a daughter<\/a> last year, we reported. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/06\/society\/john-paulson-and-ex-wife-jenny-paulson-settle-divorce-after-bitter-court-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The settlement is sealed, but court docs reflect that the settlement was filed May 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