Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s Divorce Settlement Has Some Unusual Terms

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon will be their kids’ only “mommy” and “daddy.” (Photo: Getty Images)
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon will be their kids’ only “mommy” and “daddy.” (Photo: Getty Images)

All’s well that ends well — just ask Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. Though they filed for divorce back in 2014, they only recently settled things. Although the exes remain on notably friendly terms, co-parenting their twins, Moroccan and Monroe, 5, their settlement reveals some interesting tidbits about the stars, according to TMZ.

In terms of income, Mimi made more than the America’s Got Talent host (which isn’t so surprising), but he did pretty well for himself too. In 2014, she earned $6.3 million, while the Howard University undergrad reported $2.7 million. Despite the fact that the singing sensation was the real breadwinner, however, the settlement requires Cannon to put money aside for the twins in a trust to the tune of $5,000 per month. Carey doesn’t have to put a penny into it if she doesn’t want to.

But Carey does have to sign over the title to a 2012 Ferrari to the Gospel of Ike Turn Up, My Side of the Story singer. And though the kids mainly live with Carey, Cannon is sure to visit — and when the 36-year-old father goes to spend time with the tots, Carey has to pick up the tab for his travel expenses, including lodging. (Apparently she doesn’t have any spare rooms at her house.)

Friendly exes Nick and Mariah spent Halloween together with their kids. (Photo: Instagram)
Friendly exes Nick and Mariah spent Halloween together with their kids. (Photo: Instagram)

Perhaps the most interesting term, however, is the one that states that their children are not allowed to address any new significant others as mom, dad, or any version thereof. This includes daddy, father, mommy, mother, and the like. Apparently one (or both) of them was hung up on that possibility.

Carey and Cannon actually finalized their divorce in September, presumably in time for the 46-year-old diva to marry James Packer, but Carey and Packer broke it off before making it to the altar because the Australian billionaire “needed a break.”