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Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen each have an impressive net worth, but the model is worth more than the football player. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com

KEY POINTS

  • Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen signed a prenuptial agreement before they tied the knot in 2009, a report says
  • Brady reportedly will keep their $17 million mansion currently under construction on Miami's Indian Creek Island
  • The Brazilian supermodel purchased a $1.25 million house as well as another larger home in Miami Beach

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen were able to settle their divorce quickly because they had a prenuptial agreement, a report has claimed.

Despite weeks of speculation that they were going through a marital crisis, ​​Brady, 45, and Bundchen, 42, shocked fans Friday when they announced via social media that they had filed for and finalized their divorce in Florida on the same day, ending their 13-year marriage.

The "ironclad prenup" they signed before tying the knot in 2009 allowed the swift division of their assets, Page Six reported, citing unnamed sources.

"There was an ironclad prenup set down before they married in 2009. They both have their own separate business entities, so the separation of their wealth wasn't that complicated in the end. The only other major factor was dividing up their massive property portfolio," one source told the outlet.

It is believed that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, who is reportedly estimated to be worth up to $333 million, will keep their $17 million mansion currently under construction on the "billionaire's bunker" Indian Creek Island in Miami. The exes bought the property in 2020 and demolished it.

The Brazilian supermodel, who is believed to be worth $400 million, reportedly purchased a $1.25 million Art Deco-style cottage in Miami Beach, Florida, with three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and an open-concept floor plan.

Bundchen purchased the home in February, months before her split from Brady. Unnamed sources told Page Six that she will likely use the property as an office. She reportedly also bought another larger home in the area.

Bundchen will get their home on the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica in the divorce, according to Page Six.

The exes' property portfolio also includes a home in the Bahamas, another at the Yellowstone Club in Montana and a New York City apartment.

New York City divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman of Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein, who is not connected to Brady or Bündchen, explained how the exes were able to finalize their divorce so quickly.

According to the lawyer, both Brady and Bundchen had already agreed on various matters concerning their separation before they filed for divorce.

"They had already entered into a settlement agreement, which typically includes both financial and custodial issues," Newman told People. "By the time it was filed, they already had custody, child support, alimony figured out."

"After a couple agrees on everything, the judge takes a look at the agreement and approves it," Newman continued. "There are situations where judges reject the agreement, usually in a child support situation. But that happens rarely, and usually if the child support seems to be skewed. But that clearly isn't an issue here."

An unnamed source with knowledge of the situation also told the outlet that the settlement was all worked out" by Friday morning as Bundchen and Brady had been working on the terms for a while.

Newman told Page Six that the exes' approach to divorce was "smart." The lawyer noted that, as celebrities, Brady and Bundchen have to be very careful with their public image, so keeping their divorce quiet until it was finalized was "the smarter way to do things."

Brady and Bundchen tied the knot on Feb. 26, 2009. They share two children — son Benjamin, 12, and daughter Vivian, 9. Brady is also a dad to Jack, 15, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen attend a 2019 gala in Los Angeles, California
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