In 'Bargain' for Linda Evangelista's Ex, Model Seeks a Mere $46K Monthly in Child Support
In what could be a bargain for the father of Linda Evangelista’s 4-year-old son, the supermodel is asking Francois Henri-Pinault for a mere $46,000 a month in child support.
While that might seem to the uninitiated like a lot to spend on a child who isn’t old enough to attend private school, the potential child-support tab for the French billionaire is less than some super-wealthy New York families actually spend, according to the Wealth Report blog of the Wall Street Journal.
For those in this income bracket, four workers are required on a 24/7 basis to provide child care—two rotating on full schedule and one as backup. Plus, one of the three will likely have special skills, such as an ability to tutor a child in Mandarin, the article explains. That alone will cost around $23,000 monthly.
And he will also need his own driver, at a monthly cost of another $6,000 to $8,000, since it wouldn’t be practical for him and his mother to share one.
Preschool is cheap, only $2,500 or so—about the same amount likely to be spent each month on the child’s clothes. Add extracurriculars, and the total is already nearing $40,000, without even taking food and toys into consideration.
“At first glance, $46,000 seems like an extraordinary amount and it is,” lifestyle consultant Natasha Pearl of Aston-Pearl tells the newspaper. “But for a fortunate child in New York, it is actually absolutely conceivable that his expenses could approach $50,000 a month.”
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