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Associated Press: Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates finalize their divorce

Published Aug. 4, 2021. Updated Aug. 4 at 7:09 am

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 11, 2015 Billionaire Bill Gates, chairman and founder of Microsoft Corp., and his wife Melinda attend the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. - Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder-turned philanthropist, and his wife Melinda are divorcing after a 27-year-marriage, the couple said in a joint statement Monday.The announcement from one of the world's wealthiest couples, with an estimated net worth of some $130 billion, was made on Twitter. (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

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The divorce of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates has been finalized. The Microsoft co-founder and his wife announced in May they were ending their 27-year marriage and on Monday a King County Superior Court judge signed the dissolution decree. The New York Times reports the court documents didn’t detail how they would divide their assets.