{"id":158,"date":"2026-01-10T17:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webunews.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2026-01-10T17:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:08:46","slug":"source-claims-this-is-how-much-melania-would-receive-if-she-gets-divorced-with-donald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webunews.com\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"Source Claims This Is How Much Melania Would Receive If She Gets Divorced With Donald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady Melania Trump could reportedly walk away with a jaw-dropping fortune if she ever chose to divorce President Donald Trump, but those close to the couple insist such a move is unlikely \u2014 despite persistent speculation about their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>According to multiple reports, Melania, now 54, has strategically renegotiated her prenuptial agreement with the President on more than one occasion \u2014 first in 2017, just before she officially moved into the White House, and again in late 2022, as President Trump faced mounting political and legal pressures. Insiders claim the First Lady used her position \u2014 and her son Barron\u2019s future \u2014 as leverage to secure more favorable financial terms.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d is-empty not-filled\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<header class=\"m-ad-outstream--header\">\n<div class=\"m-ad-outstream--legend\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad--slot not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-outstream-1b54d10023124c068f23bafdcb004807\" class=\"m-ad-outstream--fallback is-filled\" data-outstream-slot-id=\"ad-outstream-outstream-671ba28efbd34fa0bfa1a0871032ff82\" data-google-query-id=\"COfT8em6gZIDFReg_QcdUmkGPg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI4OTg4NTE4\/trump2.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI4OTg4NTE4\/trump2.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI4OTg4NTE4\/trump2.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI4OTg4NTE4\/trump2.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI4OTg4NTE4\/trump2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI4OTg4NTE4\/trump2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI4OTg4NTE4\/trump2.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Donald and Melania Trump's wedding photo from 2005, Photo Credit: Dar\/X\" width=\"854\" height=\"1280\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI4OTg4NTE4\/trump2.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Donald and Melania Trump&#8217;s wedding photo from 2005, Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DameScorpio\/status\/1960975738791682358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dar\/X<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Family law experts estimate that if the First Lady ever did part ways with the President, she could receive more than $50 million \u2014 far exceeding the settlements given to his two previous wives, Ivana Trump and Marla Maples.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Jacqueline Newman, a New York-based divorce lawyer, told Town &amp; Country that Melania\u2019s payout would \u201calmost certainly be generous,\u201d reflecting the high standard of living she\u2019s maintained for years. \u201cFifty million is a significant sum,\u201d Newman said, \u201cbut in New York, for the lifestyle she\u2019s used to, it\u2019s not enough to replicate what she has now.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-f27f1f29aeba4f7fb266b831611a8f33\" data-google-query-id=\"CK-tsuS6gZIDFfmc_QcdIxYhUA\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MzAw\/trump3.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MzAw\/trump3.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MzAw\/trump3.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MzAw\/trump3.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MzAw\/trump3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MzAw\/trump3.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MzAw\/trump3.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Donald and Melania Trump at New York Fashion Week in 2010, Photo Credit: Keeping Up With The Trumps\/X\" width=\"912\" height=\"1183\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MzAw\/trump3.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Donald and Melania Trump at New York Fashion Week in 2010, Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KUWTTRUMPS\/status\/1980269504577077671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeping Up With The Trumps\/X<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The couple\u2019s relationship began in 1998, when Melania Knauss \u2014 then a Slovenian-born fashion model \u2014 met Trump at a Manhattan event. She famously declined his first advance because he arrived with another woman. Still, sparks flew soon after, and by 2005, they were married in a lavish Palm Beach ceremony. A year later, she became a U.S. citizen, and the couple welcomed their only child, Barron, now 19 and a student at New York University.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-17124fb4075f460eb2245176af92a117\" data-google-query-id=\"CPW58em6gZIDFRLluwgd7ugnNg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>President Trump, now 79, has five children from three marriages. His first wife, Ivana Trump, received roughly $14 million, a Connecticut mansion, and an apartment in Trump Plaza following their 1992 divorce. His second wife, Marla Maples, reportedly walked away with about $2 million after their split in 1999.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MDU0\/trump4.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MDU0\/trump4.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MDU0\/trump4.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MDU0\/trump4.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MDU0\/trump4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MDU0\/trump4.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MDU0\/trump4.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Donald, Melania and young Barron Trump in 2013, Photo Credit: Keeping Up With The Trumps\/X\" width=\"1072\" height=\"1223\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MDU0MDU0\/trump4.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Donald, Melania and young Barron Trump in 2013, Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KUWTTRUMPS\/status\/1961176352327164012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeping Up With The Trumps\/X<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-d05e2e68f8504e34bc5fc3a963291208\" data-google-query-id=\"CNPDhvS6gZIDFReL_QcdctQLJg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Melania\u2019s revised prenuptial deal is said to protect Barron\u2019s share of the Trump family assets and ensure he has a role in the family\u2019s business ventures. According to Washington Post journalist Mary Jordan, author of The Art of Her Deal, Melania\u2019s five-month delay in moving to the White House in 2017 was used \u201cstrategically\u201d to secure those updated financial terms.<\/p>\n<p>Despite constant rumors of marital strain, those close to the First Lady say she remains fiercely protective of her husband and focused on her family. Former adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, author of Melania and Me, once claimed the Trumps maintain \u201cseparate bedrooms\u201d and have \u201ca transactional marriage,\u201d but the First Lady\u2019s actions suggest loyalty remains her guiding principle.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-016e3b791d4f4fcbade7ca2bbae1f79d\" data-google-query-id=\"CMv5ivS6gZIDFWWP_QcdZYsPFQ\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MTE5ODM2\/trump5.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MTE5ODM2\/trump5.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MTE5ODM2\/trump5.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MTE5ODM2\/trump5.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MTE5ODM2\/trump5.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MTE5ODM2\/trump5.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MTE5ODM2\/trump5.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Donald Trump and Melania Trump at Mar-a-Lago celebrating New Year's Eve, Photo Credit: Keeping Up With The Trumps\/X\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE4OTA2NTIzNDI5MTE5ODM2\/trump5.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Donald Trump and Melania Trump at Mar-a-Lago celebrating New Year&#8217;s Eve, Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KUWTTRUMPS\/status\/1977706750896726106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeping Up With The Trumps\/X<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Melania has brushed off speculation in the past, calling herself \u201cfirst and foremost a mother and wife.\u201d And while critics continue to dissect every move and gesture, one thing seems clear \u2014 Melania Trump isn\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>If the day ever came when she did, though, experts say the First Lady would be leaving the White House with both her dignity and a financial cushion most can only dream of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady Melania Trump could reportedly walk away with a jaw-dropping fortune if she ever chose to divorce President Donald Trump, but those close to the couple&#8230; 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