| Divorce is not only emotionally draining but a major | | | | Murdoch married Anna Torv, an Estonian-born cadet |
| financial burden as well. Even considering the | | | | journalist working for his Sydney newspaper The Daily |
| astronomical legal costs of high-status divorces, the | | | | Telegraph, in 1967. The pair remained married for 32 |
| biggest expenses are the divorce settlements, many | | | | years and raised three children - Elisabeth, Lachlan and |
| of which run into millions, and the occasional billion as | | | | James. They split amicably in 1998 but soon Rupert |
| well. Here are the top five divorce settlements in | | | | forced Anna off the board of News Corp and the |
| matrimonial history: | | | | divorce turned acrimonious. Eventually, Anna received |
| 1. Rupert and Anna Murdoch - $1.7 billion | | | | $1.7 billion worth of Rupert's assets, $110 million of it in |
| The winner by many a mile, or rather many a dollar, | | | | cash. |
| media mogul and owner of News Corp Rupert | | | | 2. |