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Eliot Spitzer To Pay Ex-Wife Silda Millions In Divorce Settlement

Eliot Spitzer To Pay Ex-Wife Silda Millions In Divorce Settlement
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UNITED STATES - MARCH 12: Eliot Spitzer, New York governor, flanked by his wife Silda Wall Spitzer, left, addresses the media in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Spitzer announced that he will resign next week as governor of New York, brought down by allegations that he patronized a ring of high-priced prostitutes. (Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eliot Spitzer will pay out big time in his divorce from ex-wife Silda.

According to legal docs obtained by Radar Online and reviewed by The Huffington Post, the former governor of New York will fork over $7.5 million to his ex after taxes as part of a postnuptial agreement.

Silda will also keep the family's Fifth Avenue home, her living expenses will be taken care of (including health care and a housekeeper), and she'll receive up to $100,000 per year to donate to charity.

Additionally, the former governor will pay her $240,000 annually in spousal maintenance for the rest of her life or until she remarries.

Silda Wall Spitzer famously stood by her husband's side in 2008 when he resigned as governor after admitting he patronized a high-priced prostitution ring.

The pair filed for divorce in January 2014. The former couple, who met at Harvard and married in 1987, have three grown daughters together: Elyssa, Sarabeth, and Jenna.

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Before You Go

American Politicians Who Admitted To Extra-Marital Affairs
Newt Gingrich(01 of12)
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Former Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich publicly admitted to cheating on both his first and second wives during a March 2007 radio interview. He is currently married to Callista Gingrich, a former House of Representatives staffer that he cheated on his second wife with in 1993. (credit:Getty Images)
Bill Clinton (02 of12)
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In 1998, then-President Bill Clinton copped to having an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky while still married to former First Lady Hillary Clinton. The couple chose to stay together after news of the affair surfaced, and are still married today. (credit:Getty Images)
Jim McGreevey(03 of12)
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At a 2004 press conference, former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey came out as gay and also admitted to having an "adult consensual affair with another man." McGreevey filed for divorce from Dina Matos -- his wife of seven years -- in February 2007. (credit:Getty Images)
Antonio Villaraigosa(04 of12)
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During a July 2007 press conference -- one month after then-wife Corina Villaraigosa filed for divorce -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa confessed to having an affair with Telemundo newscaster Mirthala Salinas. The Villaraigosas finalized their split in October 2010. (credit:Alamy)
Kwame Kilpatrick(05 of12)
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After lying under oath about an affair, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick eventually admitted to cheating with his former aide, Christine Beatty, in September 2008. Kilpatrick is still married to his wife, Carlita Kilpatrick, whom he cheated on. (credit:AP)
John Edwards(06 of12)
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After previously denying infidelity accusations, former North Carolina senator John Edwards finally confessed to having an affair with filmmaker and campaign aide Rielle Hunter in August 2008. He later revealed that he also fathered a child with Hunter. Edwards and his then-wife, Elizabeth Edwards, separated in January 2010, and she died in December 2010 before the divorce could be finalized. (credit:AP)
John Ensign(07 of12)
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In June 2009, former Nevada senator John Ensign revealed that he had an extra-marital affair with someone who worked for him. Cynthia Hampton, an ex-campaign aide who was also married at the time, came forward and admitted that she had been involved with the senator. Ensign is still married to his wife, Darlene. (credit:AP)
Mark Sanford (08 of12)
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In July 2009, former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford came clean about a secret affair he was having with Argentine woman, María Belén Chapur. Nearly six months after news of the scandal broke, his wife, Jenny Sanford, filed for divorce in December 2009. (credit:AP)
Elliot Spitzer(09 of12)
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In March 2008, Elliot Spitzer -- who was governor of New York at the time -- admitted to being linked to a prostitution ring that was under government investigation. He was caught while making arrangements to meet up with prostitute Ashley Dupre. (credit:AP)
Arnold Schwarzenegger(10 of12)
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Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger confessed to fathering a love child with household staffer Mildred Baena in May 2011 -- just a week after he and wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, announced their separation. In July of that year, Shriver filed for divorce, but rumors of a potential reconciliation continue to swirl. (credit:AP)
Gary Condit (11 of12)
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Amid a 2001 missing person scandal involving congressional intern Chandra Levy, former California congressman Gary Condit admitted to having a romantic relationship with the then-24-year-old. It was eventually determined that Condit -- who later switched gears and denied the affair -- was not tied to her disappearance or murder. Condit and wife Carolyn stayed married after the scandal. (credit:AP)
Vito Fossella (12 of12)
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Former New York congressman Vito Fosella was arrested in May 2008 and charged with driving under the influence. In an interesting turn of events, it was his mistress -- retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Laura Fay -- who bailed him out. In a prepared statement, Fossella later admitted that he had a relationship with Fay and that he was the father of her then-three-year-old child. Fossella and his wife, Mary Patricia Fossella, remain married. (credit:AP)

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