BABIESHeather Mills & Paul McCartney Granted Divorce
May 12 2008, Published 3:00 p.m. ET
Heather Mills and Sir Paul McCartney are nearly officially kaput.
A justice granted a preliminary decree of divorce to the exes during a Monday hearing at London's High Court, Reuters reports.
"On the petition for divorce presented by Miss Heather Mills, I pronounce the decree nisi of divorce on the grounds of two years' separation," Justice Hugh Bennett announced. "Sir Paul McCartney has consented to the decree being granted on these grounds."
The divorce could be finalized in six weeks plus a day, he added.
Per a March ruling, 40-year-old Heather $48.6 million in the bitter settlement, which breaks down to approximately $33 million in cash and $15.6 million in assets. The former Beatle will also pay for their 4-year-old daughter Beatrice's education and nanny fees, on top of making periodic payments of $70,000 to her.
Neither Heather or Paul, 65, were present for the 30-second hearing today.
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The couple tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in 2002 and split four years later.
