Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s marriage is over after more than a decade after she petitioned to end her 25-year marriage to the former California governor. The divorce was finalized by a Los Angeles judge.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver had been married since 1986 and Maria Shriver filed for divorce in 2011 following Arnold’s revelations that he had sired a child with a staff member of his household in the 1990s.
This revelation caused media frenzy. However, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver handled their divorce in privacy with exchanging accusations in public or in court. It is not yet known why the divorce process took so long to conclude.
The financial part of the divorce between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver has been kept secret so far so good. This might be because the couple’s four children are all adults hence there is no custody arrangement or child support demands.
The settlement documents indicate that none owes the other any spousal support, however both reserve the right to seek it through the corridors of justice in the future. Arnold made his wealth from the movie industry playing roles such as ‘Conan’, ‘Terminator’, as well as from his career as a bodybuilder.
Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California in 2003 after the state experienced economic challenges as well as power outages under the leadership of Governor Gray Devis – who was recalled and left the position vacant.
Arnold Schwarzenegger brought his film career to an half and served as a governor for California for two terms. He admitted of being the father of Joseph Baena, 24, with his household staff member which happened in 1990s.
In July 2011, Maria filed for a divorce which has now been finalized.
After politics, Arnold return to acting though occasionally. He has played roles in “Expendables” and “Terminator” movies.
His wife is an award-winning journalist who once worked as a correspondent on NBC’s “Dateline” a position from which she resigned when her husband declared interest in running for governor. After Arnold left office Maria resumed her career as a TV journalist. She has been producing content for NBC while at the same time advocating for women’s rights issues as well as advocating for people with Alzheimer’s ailment.
Maria is the daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver – a sister to President John F. Kennedy. Her father is the first leader of the Peace Corps as well as a vice presidential candidate in 1972.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have children who range in age from 24 to 32. Katherine Schwarzenegger is the eldest child and she is an author married to Chris Pratt.
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I was the no.1 fan of Arnold’s movies such as Terminator, Predator, Commando, Total Recall, True Lies, Twins and Collateral Damage among others. I will always watch them again! 🙂