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3. U.S. Residency
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The story of the Bezos’ cross-country trip from New York to California in 1994 on their way to found Amazon is the stuff of business legend. The couple – which went on to have four children – later settled in Seattle, WA. The U.S. state Washington more or less divvies up assets accumulated during marriage equally. Amazon was founded one year into their marriage. Purely legally, MacKenzie is entitled to half the family’s estimated $135 billion fortune, if no previous agreement exists. Kaching!
