MacKenzie Scotthas filed for divorce from her husbandDan Jewettafter marrying last year.
The 52-year-old, who was previously married to Amazon founderJeff Bezos, filed a petition for divorce in Washington State’s King County Superior Court on Monday, per theNew York Times. The split comes just over a year after Scott and Jewett tied the knot in 2021 in California.
TheTimesnoted that Jewett did not contest the divorce. Terms of a division of property have been agreed to in a contract that has not been made public as part of a separation contract.
Court documents did not confirm the presence of prenup but the former couple used a separation contract in which former spouses agree on the terms of the separation, including what becomes of the marital property.
Jewett did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Wednesday. PEOPLE also reached out to Scott’s attorney.
Scott sharesfour childrenwith Bezos, 58. The two were married for 25 years before they announced their split in 2019. She is also one of the wealthiest women in the world and is ranked No. 39 on theBloomberg Billionaire’s Index, with a net worth of $28.9 billion as of Wednesday afternoon.
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As theWashington Postreported, Scott and Jewett first met at her children’s school.
Josh Verlin, a sportswriter from Philadelphia, previously told PEOPLE that Jewett was his AP chemistry teacher at Harriton High School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, from 2006 to 2007.
“He was involved, energetic, passionate, friendly, gregarious in a really earnest way,” Verlin said. “He so clearly loved what he was doing, loved teaching and loved science, and enjoyed working with the students … He was very engaging, and you wanted to be in his class.”
Bezos told thePostthat he supported Scott and Jewett’s marriage.
“Dan is such a great guy, and I am happy and excited for the both of them,” he told the newspaper.
Since her divorce from Bezos, Scott has spoken about her goal of giving away vast amounts of her wealth.
Earlier this month, she gifted her Beverly Hills estate, worth $55 million, to support the nonprofit,California Community Foundation, and their affordable housing grantmaking and immigrant integration program. In March, Scott donated$436 millionto Habitat for Humanity.
Previously, the philanthropist donated$2.7 billionto 286 underfunded organizations that fight against wealth inequality. And in December 2020, Scott and a “team of advisors” donated $4.2 billion to organizations across the United States that helped with relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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According to theTimes, Jewett has not been mentioned in recent donation announcements. He is also no longer named in herAmazonbio.
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