Donald Trump and Ivana Trump divorced after 15 years of marriage. The settlement was reportedly an estimated $25M. Full timeline and prenup facts inside.
Figures are reported estimates. Last updated Oct 2026.
Real-estate mogul's first divorce, famous for the Marla Maples affair.
Donald Trump, the New York real-estate developer who later became president of the United States, and Ivana Zelnickova, a Czech-born former skier and model, met in the mid-1970s and married in December 1977. They had three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. Ivana took an active role in the Trump Organization and ran the Plaza Hotel and a casino in Atlantic City, and the couple were one of the most conspicuous pairs in New York society in the 1980s.
Trump's wealth was built on Manhattan real estate, an inheritance from his father and a series of high-profile projects, including Trump Tower, casinos in Atlantic City and the purchase of the Plaza Hotel. By the late 1980s he was heavily in debt, and his net worth was much smaller than his image suggested. Ivana's contribution as a manager of his hospitality properties was an important part of the divorce.
The couple married in 1977. In late 1989 and 1990 the tabloids reported that Trump was having an affair with the actress Marla Maples, and Ivana filed for divorce in 1990. The divorce was granted in 1991 and finalized in December 1992. Trump married Maples in 1993, and that marriage ended in 1999. Ivana later married several more times and died in July 2022.
The reported settlement included about $14 million in cash, a Connecticut estate in Greenwich, a large apartment in Trump Plaza, the use of Mar-a-Lago for one month a year, and annual support of about $650,000 plus child support. Lists of costly divorces put the total value at around $25 million. A prenuptial agreement was in place and was the subject of a legal fight over its terms.
The 13-year marriage coincided with Trump's rise, and Ivana worked for the Trump Organization. Her lawyers challenged the prenuptial agreement, arguing that she was entitled to more. The settlement was a compromise that took the prenup into account.
Trump's businesses were under severe strain at the time, with large debts to banks. The settlement was paid at a time when his finances were stretched, and in the early 1990s he had to renegotiate loans to avoid bankruptcy. He later rebuilt his fortune through licensing, television and real estate.
The Trump and Ivana divorce was one of the most publicized of the 1990s and was a landmark for tabloid coverage of a divorce. In terms of money it is far smaller than later billion-dollar cases, but it became a template for the way the press covers the break-up of a famous couple.
A famous headline from the New York Post, The Best Sex I've Ever Had, was about Trump's affair with Marla Maples. Ivana wrote novels and ran a fashion and beauty business after the divorce. The $25 million figure is a reported estimate.
Ivana Trump's reported settlement was about $25 million.
They married in 1977 and divorced in 1992, a marriage of roughly 15 years.
Reports say they had a prenuptial agreement.
Yes, the family is reported to include 3 children.
$650,000 a year (reported).
Reported assets include: Greenwich, Connecticut estate, Trump Plaza apartment, cash.
The 13-year marriage coincided with Trump's rise, and Ivana worked for the Trump Organization. Her lawyers challenged the prenuptial agreement, arguing that she was entitled to more.
* Settlement terms were not publicly disclosed. This figure is an estimate.