LeBlanc Divorce -- Can They Still Be "Friends"?

Matt LeBlanc, Melissa McKnightThe marriage between "Joey" star Matt LeBlanc and wife Melissa is officially over. TMZ has obtained documents filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court that outline the details of their divorce settlement.

The couple will share joint physical and legal custody of their two year-old daughter Marina. The documents outline that Matt is also responsible for 100% of the costs that may stem from private school tuition, uninsured medical costs, the services of a nanny and must pay for his daughter's college expenses. The court says Matt is a "high-wage earner," and will pay $15,000 a month in child support.

As far as his former wife is concerned, the couple had entered into a prenuptial agreement before they were married. Melissa waived her right for spousal support based on a cash amount she received from that agreement, the terms of which are confidential. A source directly connected with the couple, however, tells TMZ that the prenup made Melissa "a very rich person."

The couple was married in May of 2003.



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16. Medical problems or not, $15,000.00 a month is insane! She's already rich from the "secret" amount she already got from him. I hope he has invested his cash in things that will make mucho bucks! He's going to need all the cash he can get his hands on. So what if he's gay, bi, or tri-sexual, that's his business.

Posted at 5:51AM on Sep 21st 2006 by Ron

17. It seems that the laws that were originally set up to protect innocent women from being mistreated in a marriage and left destitute in a divorce after staying married with a man and supporting him
are being maniputed now for profit by some ill-minded people.

In Matt's case also, i belive $15,00 a month is too much.

and why should he pay anyway if they have JOINT custody?

He shouln't have to pay full child support, he should just maintain his child well since he has shared custody and then under supervision put the balance of the money in a trust account for the child's future.

That way the money will really be for the girl and the mother wouldn't have to touch it.

On the other hand some rich women are being scammed too by their husbands etc and losing their fortunes.

i truly believe the family laws here should be amended to avoid these loop-holes that make dishonest people and their dishonest lawyers rich.

Family/divorce lawyers in california and the other high-income areas are amongst the richest professionals in the world.

there must be a reason for that.
its unfair...

watching the movie 'intolerable cruelty' left a bitter taste in my mouth.
for some people marriage means nothing but business..it has lost its meaning for them...

Posted at 7:55AM on Sep 21st 2006 by BB

18. He was with her for years, was a father figure for her 2 children, then admittedly cheats with a co-star. Of course he should pay based on income. He didn't care how much he hurt 3 children and the woman who he supposedly loved for years. He should use his Friends money to take a course on how to be a real, grown up man. Hollywood or not, have some integrity.

Posted at 8:16AM on Sep 21st 2006 by Bree

19. Matt's a queer. No doubt about it. He is a topper I bet. Fudge packing homo, geez no wonder there are so many STD's around.

Posted at 9:21AM on Sep 21st 2006 by Saint Hoover

20. Marriage has been made into a mockery in showbiz land. Why should it surprise us any longer? So they're divorcing, who cares? What celebrities should do is abstain from having children that neither of them want in the end.

Posted at 9:57AM on Sep 21st 2006 by Sol

21. Melissa was actually my neighbor in Wadsworth, Ohio growing up.We watched Charlie's Angels way back when...First off, she lied about her age for as long as she could to him. She is 41 years old, and had tried to pass herself as a decade or so younger..She could not be honest with herself, let alone to him. Not a great way to enter a high-profile marriage. She will be wealthy, but bitter.....Her youth is gone,her society friends will fade away, oh well......Just another moment in Hollywood..............

Posted at 1:05PM on Sep 21st 2006 by Kris

22. Man, I wonder what real stars pay?

Posted at 3:25PM on Sep 21st 2006 by kathryn

23. Pay attention: There is a difference between CHILD SUPPORT AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT (aka Alimony). This $15,000 a month is for CHILD support. Go ahead, make the argument that his CHILD is not entitled to it. He can afford it and should have to pay it. There should be a law that people in the entertainment industry should not be allowed to breed, then they wouldn't have to part with the bucks when they get tired of their spouses (or decide to explore 'alternative lifestyles'). Also, I'm pretty sure people go to titty bars for the free lunch...or maybe to LOOK AT THE TITTIES. I could be wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

Posted at 4:53PM on Sep 21st 2006 by Hey dumbass

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