Britney Spears and Kevin Federline divorced after 2 years, 10 months of marriage. The settlement was reportedly about $1M. See the full timeline.
Figures are reported estimates. Last updated Oct 2026.
Federline got custody of both sons; Spears paid ongoing child support.
Britney Spears, the pop singer who became a global star with the 1998 single Baby One More Time, and Kevin Federline, a backup dancer, met in 2004, soon after her short marriage to Jason Alexander, and married on 18 October 2004 in a ceremony in California. The couple had two sons, Sean Preston, born in 2005, and Jayden James, born in 2006. Federline had appeared in her music video Me Against the Music and had a child from an earlier relationship.
Spears's wealth came from record sales, which totaled more than 100 million, as well as sold-out tours, a perfume line and endorsement deals, including with Pepsi. She was among the best-paid pop stars of the 2000s, and her fortune was estimated in the hundreds of millions. Federline's career as a dancer and aspiring rapper was modest in comparison, and the gap between their incomes was a central element of the divorce.
The couple married in 2004, and the marriage lasted almost three years. Spears filed for divorce in November 2006, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized in July 2007, and the case then turned to the custody of their sons. Spears's life was affected by public breakdowns in 2007 and 2008, and in 2008 she was placed under a conservatorship that lasted until 2021.
Federline was reported to have received about $1 million in the divorce settlement, together with an agreement on child support. A prenuptial agreement was reported to limit his claim to Spears's property, and the couple agreed on a custody arrangement. Later, Federline received monthly child support of about $20,000, which was increased and then reduced as the children grew up. The headline figure is an estimate.
The sum is low relative to Spears's wealth because of the prenuptial agreement and the short length of the marriage. Federline's lawyer had been reported as trying to claim a larger share, but the court upheld the agreement. Child support, which is based on the parents' incomes, became the main financial issue between them in the following years.
Spears's career continued with the albums Blackout and Femme Fatale and a long-running Las Vegas residency. Her finances were managed by her father under the conservatorship until it was ended by a court in November 2021. Federline pursued a career in mixed martial arts and later in coaching. The divorce had little effect on Spears's business interests.
The Spears and Federline case is a very small one in terms of money, though it received enormous media attention. It is an example of how a prenuptial agreement can limit a spouse's claim on a global star. The comparison with the Seal and Klum divorce is natural, but the sums involved are very different.
Spears's conservatorship attracted worldwide attention and led to the #FreeBritney movement. Her sons are now adults. Federline published a memoir, You Thought You Knew, in 2024. The $1 million figure is a media estimate.
Kevin Federline's reported settlement was about $1 million.
They married in 2004 and divorced in 2007, a marriage of roughly 3 years.
Reports say they had a prenuptial agreement.
Yes, the family is reported to include 2 children.
Child support paid by Spears to Federline.
Reported assets include: Cash, music royalties, California properties.
The sum is low relative to Spears's wealth because of the prenuptial agreement and the short length of the marriage. Federline's lawyer had been reported as trying to claim a larger share, but the court upheld the agreement.