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Sergey Brinis divorcing his wife of three years.
He cited “irreconcilable differences,“Business Insiderfirst reported, noting that the pair owns joint assets to be divided in the proceedings, which “are to be determined.”
Additionally, Brin is asking for joint custody of their 2-year-old daughter. He is not seeking spousal support from Shanahan and requesting she not be awarded it either.
Attorneys for Brin and Shanahan did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Brin and Shanahan have enlisted aprivate “temporary judge"to preside over the case, according to Business Insider.
Having a temporary judge preside over your case is possible in California –– Brin filed in Santa Clara Superior Court –– as the state is attempting to help deal with its backlogged courts. This means it will allow the couple to expedite their divorce through backlogged courts.
It also ensures a higher level of privacy and the filing emphasizes the former couple’s desire for privacy around the proceedings.
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“Petitioner is a co-founder of Google and one of the wealthiest and most famous technology entrepreneurs in the world. Because of the high-profile nature of their relationship, there is likely to be significant public interest in their dissolution and child custody issues,” Brin’s attorney wrote in a filing, adding: “Of great concern is that such publicity puts their minor child at risk of danger, harassment, and even kidnapping, if the specifics of their day-to-day whereabouts are exposed to the public.”
Brin was previously married to 23andMe co-founderAnne Wojcickifrom 2007 to 2015, and they share son Benji, 13, and daughter Chloe, 11.
The Russian-American internet entrepreneur co-founded Google with Larry Page in 1998, and although they bothstepped down from their executive positionswith the search engine’s holding company Alphabet in 2019, Brin still retains a controlling stake, according toForbes.
source: people.com
