A Rod Divorce Settlement

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Introduction to A Rod Divorce Settlement

A Rod is the nickname of Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez. He had Dominican parentage but is an American professional baseball player. He is regarded as one of the best all-around baseball players of all time.

Cynthia Rodriguez was born as Cynthia Scurtis. She is a psychology graduate who has gained fame as a reality television personality and as a Mexican singer.

Alex and Cynthia had 6 years of casual dating and they eventually married on 2nd November 2002. They have 2 daughters.

  • Natasha Alexander (Birth date: 18th November 2004)
  • Ella Alexander (21st April 2008)
On 2nd July 2008, it was declared that this couple had separated as they were experiencing problems for the previous 3 months. On 7th July 2008, Cynthia filed for divorce after mentioning the following reasons.
  • Extra marital affairs and other marital misconduct by Alex
  • Emotional abandonment of Cynthia and her daughters by Alex

Alex acceded that the marriage was irretrievably broken. However, he had a request that all the allegations pertaining to his extramarital affairs should be deleted from court records. In September 2008, the divorce was finalized.

Terms of A Rod Divorce Settlement

Cynthia, in the divorce petition, claimed that she and her daughters were conversant with a high standard of living and to continue with the same, she was in need of the following.

  • Ownership of the 12 million USD estate in Coral Gables, Florida
  • Reimbursement of legal fees
  • Her car
  • Life and health insurance
  • Child support inclusive of private school tuition
  • Distribution of assets
  • Alimony

Alex requested for a joint custody of the daughters. However, he acknowledged that the daughters would need to spend more face to face time with Cynthia, particularly when he is on the road in course of a baseball season. Due to his heavy traveling schedule, he requested that Cynthia and he should be declared as "co-residential" parents.

Alex did not accede to what Cynthia had demanded in the petition. He declared that he was ready to offer her what was initially drafted in their prenuptial agreement. In case Cynthia would challenge the prenup and loose, then she would have to disburse the legal fees of Alex. However, he was willing to pay for the needs of their daughters.

Eventually, this couple finalized that the requirements of the daughters must be placed at the forefront. While raising these daughters, both would try to retain a friendly relationship. On 19th September 2008, both Alex and Cynthia declared that they had drafted a divorce settlement. The terms of this settlement were kept secret. However, it is believed that this was a multimillion dollar settlement and Cynthia received a large amount of cash.

Alex's lawyer's quotes

Alan Klug, who was Alex's attorney, made the following statements.

"Cynthia and Alex Rodriguez have amicably resolved their dissolution of marriage proceedings. They deliberately engaged in a private negotiation. This was and remains a personal family matter for both of them. All of their decisions were based upon and guided by the best interests of their daughters."

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