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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Wednesday 22 June

By lortega70

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I interpret the article as saying that he is already and willing to pay child whatever the child support is....so whats the problem??? At least he can afford to pay and is willing unlike many out there that shun the responsibility they owe to their children.

By markbento100

Maria has no need for any money from Arnold. She has enough personal wealth to live in luxury for the rest of her days - which look to be few in number if you notice her gaunt figure and sunken eyes.

By Marshall

Probably. I always wondered why these two people married
each other in the first place.

By ange

This has to do with the children feeling that they are loved and supported by both parents. It really has little to with money. When one reaches the level of affluence that these two people have, he or she does not worry about a few dollars im tuition or child support.

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