Arnold Schwarzengger Pays Child Support Before Filing for Divorce

By Kiki Von Glinow Posted Jun 21st 2011 12:40PM

Even though Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver both have yet to officially file for divorce, following the shocking news of Schwarzenegger's secret love child, the former governor of California is already paying a hefty child support to Shriver, according to Radar Online.

A source close to the couple told Radar that 'The Terminator' is paying "a significant amount of child support. Arnold is also paying for his sons, Patrick and Christopher's private school bills."

The couple has yet to take any financial agreement to court. So does this mean that both parties will be able to come to an arrangement without airing out their dirty laundry in court? Although Schwarzenegger has willingly decided to take care of his childrens' financial needs, that doesn't mean that Shriver doesn't have her own personal wealth to fall back on.

"Even though Maria is a Kennedy, and has inherited a great deal of money from her parents' estate since their deaths, she is taking the child support," the source continued. "Under California law she is entitled to the child support, once either one of them files for divorce. Maria and Arnold's lawyers have been working on a divorce settlement but in the meantime Arnold is willingly paying the money to Maria."

But just because the pair hasn't been duking it out in court yet doesn't mean that Shriver isn't doing her own digging. Shriver is currently working with forensic accountants to garner an exact reading of her husband's vast net worth. We have no doubt that, although humiliated, Shriver will be walking away from her 25 year marriage as an even richer lady.

"Maria wants to get a fair divorce settlement, and move on with her life," the source explained. "She has already begun to do so. She and Arnold talk quite often, it would surprise people how gracious Maria is being about the entire situation. Maria doesn't want the kids to suffer because of stupid decisions their father made."

But Schwarzenegger's children will be far from suffering, their father is taking care of all of his kids' educational endeavors and we're pretty sure anything else they could want -- daddy has some making up to do.

Tags: arnold schwarzenegger, maria shriver

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Tuesday 21 June

By Misty

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Arnold Takes Responsibly, Something the Kennedys no NOTHING about. Bit of a payback to you Maria and your abusive Kenney's.
RIP Mary Jo!

Wednesday 22 June

By Heidi

Maria had nothing to do with Mary Jo Kopechne's death. Why put that responsibility on her shoulders. You really are an idiot. Punishing someone for something that happened before she was born.

By cher

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Why are they making a big deal about this. They are both worth so much money. We who are divorce should have their worries.

By MJNB

Truly one of the sadest separations one ever has to observe. Both are incredibly nice people [Schwarzenneger & Maria]

Sorry for this but, why them? It could have been palin and her [in an undisclosed location, probably running the State - husband]

Doubt there'd be much sadness there. ...yeah i know it is mean but... oh never mind. Would just lead to toxic exchanges nonetheless, i wish it was another couple.

By Rob

I don't know about you but Arnold doesn't sound so nice to me. There have been numerous reports over the years of him groping women and now apparently sex with other women. Would a nice guy do that to his wife and family. Do you personally know either of them? If not I don't see how you can make that statement.

By .chiero

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Too bad Maria couldn't take care of the Terminator's needs.

Sunday 26 June

By Sharon

Hellooooooooooooooo............apparently she was taking care of his needs. She had her baby 5 days before the slimelady did. So, they must have had sex...............ya think.

By Ten&One

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BUT - she WAS taking care of his "needs". The housekeeper and Maria had babies at the same time.
Also, he was there for another 13-or-so years. He would have stayed for a lifetime if he hadn't been found out.
So, just how bad could life have been for Arnold?

By BILL

He'll be paying Maria, the housekeeper, probably the butt-ler too!

By Matt

Let the Kennedy heiress, pay her own childrens' bills.
That's for sure!

By Sher

I hope she puts the screw's to um, as he did her.......literaly! Feel sorry for the kids. He's a DOG

By John

Why are you trying to paint Arnold as a generous or gracious guy? "Arnold is willingly paying the money to Maria." The pig couldn't keep his pants up. He's "willingly" paying? I don't care how much money she has gotten from her family. She needs to take him for every cent he's ever earned or will earn until he dies. He's a hypocrite and a pig.

By JVL

It's better to pay it voluntarily...if he did not, no divorce needs to be filed in order to get a support order. Couples can agree to separate legally, and child support would be ordered once those separation papers are filed.

Ah-nuld may be a womanizer, but NO one has ever accused him of skimping on the support owed his children.

Maria needs to take care, though. Child support runs out when a child turns 18 or, if still in high school at 18, until graduation. That can be extended for about a year under specific conditions. IF--and I say IF--the support paying spouse agrees, support can be ordered until a child graduates from college, or turns 22. I have even heard of cases where support was ordered until a student earned a Master's degree.

By newkentnana

I hope she gets everything she can and everything she can for the kids too. Yep, I hope he gets what he deserves too.

By Sarat Borat

Hola Rnold' am yu nu house keepa i do any ting yu want!!

By Amy

Arnold won't have many years to pay support .. There children are 21,19,17 and 13 .

Yep, he's paying like a nice husband. Trying to make a good impresion, because he thinks he's gonna run for office when it all dies down. Jeez, I hope the people don't releect him. He's no better than those other sleezeballs that do the same thing, just because he's got money and is famous.

By jim

He was the worse govenor so I don't see him ever getting elected to any public office. He can go back and make old man movies. He is a loser both in his political and home life.s

By pam

Maria wasn't watching the check book very well. She would have noticed those thousands of dollars missing every month. But than when you have take much money you probably dont even balance a check book each month let allow worry about the grocery bill.

By jeff

if he's paying for all the childrens needs then she doesn't have to act like a career toilet bug like her uncle ted an welch off arnie,for pete sake her uncle ted killed is pregnant misstress by accident and maria loved and supported him.

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