Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are “smart” about delaying divorce filings because it allows them to maintain privacy, a lawyer told Page Six exclusively.
The now former couple filed documents in Florida court earlier this week and confirmed in separate statements that their marriage had hit the end zone on Friday.
“They very often will settle behind closed doors before they let anyone in,” divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman, who doesn’t work with the famous quarterback or Victoria’s Secret Angel, explained to us.
“I think it’s very common. It’s a smarter way of doing things.”
Since Bündchen, 42, and Brady, 45, are filing in Florida, the divorce documents will be publicly accessible. Newman, who practices in New York where filings remain private, also explains that a public divorce can affect a celebrity’s image.
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are “smart” about delaying divorce filings because it allows them to maintain privacy, a lawyer told Page Six exclusively.
The now former couple filed documents in Florida court earlier this week and confirmed in separate statements that their marriage had hit the end zone on Friday.
“They very often will settle behind closed doors before they let anyone in,” divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman, who doesn’t work with the famous quarterback or Victoria’s Secret Angel, explained to us.
“I think it’s very common. It’s a smarter way of doing things.”
Since Bündchen, 42, and Brady, 45, are filing in Florida, the divorce documents will be publicly accessible. Newman, who practices in New York where filings remain private, also explains that a public divorce can affect a celebrity’s image.
Court documents, obtained by Page Six, reveal that the former couple took the necessary “family stabilization” courses before divorcing because their marriage was “irreparable.” Brady completed the 4-hour course on October 25 and his former supermodel completed it on October 26.
Records also show that they had agreed to a marriage settlement agreement, which will remain confidential.
Bündchen wrote on her Instagram Story, “We have grown apart and although, of course, it is difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we have together and only wish Tom the best always.”