Melinda hired a real estate trustee in the divorce, the move showed that she could adjust the inheritance of the children.
Robert Cohen, a divorce lawyer of Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe & Rottenstreich, is representing Melinda Gates in the divorce with billionaire Bill Gates.
Melinda also entered a lawyer specializing in Loretta Ippolito and Bruce Birenbim of Paul Weiss Law Firm in divorce records.
Bill Gates family in the photo of Thanksgiving in 2019. Photo: Twitter / Melinda Gates
Lawyers specializing in trust and real estate often help the client to prepare will.
Melinda and Bill Gates have three common children, Jennifer, 25 years old, Rory, 21 and Phoebe, 18 years old.
Harriet Newman Cohen, a divorce lawyer, said Melinda's move could be a signal that she was trying to reclaim part of Bill Gates's giant property for children.
"We have seen a lot of divorce reasons that the mother wants to protect your children. Perhaps she is like many other mothers, just want to protect your child," Cohen said on May 17.
Representatives of Melinda and Bill Gates have not responded to the newspaper's comment request.
Melinda and Bill Gates made the world a shock because of divorce announcements on 3/5 after 27 years of life.