A potential divorce between Barack and Michelle Obama could have significant financial and legal implications. Their joint ventures, including bestselling memoirs like Becoming and A Promised Land, as well as

their production company, Higher Ground, which has a multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix,

have built their $70 million empire. Without a prenuptial agreement, the division of assets—including their $11.75 million Martha’s Vineyard estate and an $8.1 million Washington, D.C. home—could become contentious.

Experts speculate that legal fees alone could reach millions if negotiations turn bitter. While neither Obama has addressed the rumors publicly, the financial stakes of any potential separation remain undeniably high.Read more below