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McCourts Would Each Get $5 Million For Personal Use In Fox TV Deal

(CBS) -- If Major League Baseball approves the television deal with the Dodgers and Fox, $385 million will be paid upfront.

Recently Frank McCourt said none of the upfront TV money would go to the divorce, turns out the documents tell another story.

Only $235 million would go towards the Dodgers, the remainder gets divided as follows:

$50 million placed in an account subject to Judge Scott Gordon's order.

$10 million in attorneys' fees.

$80 million in paying off debt.

$5 million to each of the McCourts for their own personal use.

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