The Actual Housewives of Miami star Alexia Nepola’s third husband, Todd Nepola, filed for divorce earlier this month — however what occurs subsequent?
For a lot of Hollywood splits, there’s a “presumption that everything is part of the community [and] split 50/50,” lawyer Neama Rahmani completely informed Us Weekly on Wednesday, April 17, noting that these circumstances normally concerned California residents.
That premise is “not the case in Florida,” which is the place Alexia, 56, and Todd, 51, reside.
The Bravo vet and her soon-to-be ex are thought-about people on the subject of their property due to their location.
“[The] Florida presumption is that everything’s held by a spouse individually [as] separate property that is their own,” Rahmani defined. “In the event of a divorce, they get to keep it.”
In the case of Alexia and Todd’s divorce, it should come down as to if the belongings had been held collectively collectively or held individually. “That’s going to decide what Alexia gets and what they’re get,” the lawyer informed Us.
What makes this break up much more sophisticated is that Alexia and Todd won’t personal their Florida property. (As seen on season 6, the couple abruptly moved from a ten,000 square-foot penthouse rental to a 4,000 sq. foot residence costing $45,000 a month.)
“If it’s a rental, then obviously the home isn’t going to be split or stolen or anything like that,” Rahmani surmised. “[If] they’re both on the lease then they’re both on the lease regardless of whether they’re married or not.”
He famous that the estranged couple will each be “on the hook” by way of the rental lease.
“When it comes to the other assets, cars, bank accounts, you [have] to do that accounting to see [who gets what],” Rahmani stated. “It’s really called tracing.”
The lawyer defined {that a} household regulation decide must decide, “What is the source of the funds? Is it my separate property that’s going through an account, in which the money comes to me in the event of a divorce? Is it my separate property but I just commingle it? Or is that gifted to a spouse such that it ends up being shared?”
Magnificence salon proprietor Alexia and actual property dealer Todd tied the knot in 2021 after a number of years of courting. Us confirmed on Thursday, April 11, that Todd filed for divorce within the state of Florida. He alleged in court docket paperwork that the wedding was “irretrievably broken.”
Whereas Todd has remained silent in regards to the break up, Alexia broke her silence on Monday, April 15.
“I am shocked and heartbroken that Todd has chosen to dissolve our marriage,” Alexia wrote by way of her Instagram Tales. “I will take comfort in the fact that my friends and family will be by my side supporting me during this difficult time.”
Us later confirmed that the pair entered right into a prenuptial settlement on December 10, 2021, days earlier than their rescheduled wedding ceremony in St. Barth’s.
In accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by Us on Tuesday, April 16, the settlement helped Alexia and Todd handle “all of their financial issues.”
Forward of her relationship with Todd, Alexia was married to Peter Rosselo Sr. from 1992 to 1996. The exes share sons Peter, 31, and Frankie, 26. Alexia moved on with Herman Echevarria in 2004. They parted methods in 2015, one yr earlier than Echevarria died.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi