She was married to movie star Johnny Depp for 15 months, but legal experts say that Amber Heard couple be getting up to US$20 million when they split.
Last week, Heard, 30, filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.
It then came to light that Depp allegedly verbally and physically abused her during their entire relationship, with Heard granted a restraining order against him.
She appeared in court with a black eye, accusing Depp of throwing a phone at her face with much force.
The couple did not have a pre-nuptial agreement in place, and The New York Post reports that Heard is asking for “US$50,000 a month in spousal support, $125,000 for her legal fees, their LA penthouse, his Range Rover and sole custody of their Yorkshire terriers”.
According to the law in California, the actress should be granted a minimum of one-half of however much their combined worth increased during their marriage.
Just last year, Depp was listed as number 12 on the highest-paid actor list with big hits like Black Mass, Alice Through The Looking Glass, and the next instalment of Pirates of the Caribbean, a franchise worth $1 billion.
Heard only earned $383,000 last year, according to legal papers.
She said in a sworn statement that she was afraid of his temper, as he had a “totally acknowledged public and private history of drug and alcohol abuse.”
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