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Divorces Musk

Elon Musk and Justine Wilson

Tesla CEO. 2000–2008.

She asked for a Tesla Roadster. The postnup had other plans.

TL;DR

  • They met at Queen’s University in Ontario and married in January 2000. Elon filed in the late spring of 2008, months before he became Tesla’s CEO. (Wikipedia: Justine Musk; Marie Claire; Forbes Italia)
  • A postnup she signed six weeks after the wedding capped her at about $20 million after tax, half as a house and half in support. (Maclean’s; AFP)
  • She asked for the house, $6 million, 10% of his Tesla stock, 5% of his SpaceX stock and a Tesla Roadster. A court upheld the postnup in May 2010. (The Truth About Cars; AFP)
TeslaPOSTNUP

Elon Musk and Justine Wilson

2000–2008

$20M

What the postnup gave her, after tax: half as a house, half in support.

Years
8
Kids
5
Per day
$7K
Rank
NR
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The box score

The marriage, scored like a season.

YRS
8
years married
DAYS
~2,900
days married, approximate
KIDS
5
children
SET
$20M
settlement
$/DAY
$7K
per day married
RK
NR
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Advanced stats

Per hour married
$287
Median U.S. household incomes, per day
0.1
In $1 bills, stacked
1 miles

Per-day figures divide the settlement by the days married, approximate where the exact dates aren’t public. Household income: U.S. Census Bureau, Income in the United States: 2024, Sep 9, 2025. $1-bill thickness: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, currency facts (archived).

The receipts

6 weeks

After the wedding, when she signed the postnup.

(Maclean’s)

$80M

His own estimate of his settlement offer, in pre-tax income. She turned it down.

(AFP)

$4M

His legal and accounting bills for the divorce by July 2010, by his own count.

(AFP)

1

Tesla Roadster requested.

(The Truth About Cars)

The postnup, the offer and the ask

Timeline

  1. Jan 2000

    Married. (Wikipedia: Justine Musk)

  2. 2004 and 2006

    Twins, then triplets. (Wikipedia: Justine Musk)

  3. Spring 2008

    Elon files for divorce. (Marie Claire)

  4. Sep 13, 2008

    Justine announces the divorce. (Wikipedia: Justine Musk)

  5. May 2010

    A court upholds the postnup. She appeals. (AFP)

  6. Jul 2010

    He publishes his side of the story. (AFP)

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