Porsha Williams’ divorce settlement from Simon Guobadia, finalized on June 10, 2025, awarded the Real Housewives of Atlanta star $40,000 per month in alimony, possession of the couple’s roughly $7 million Sandy Springs mansion, a 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and $224,000 for her legal fees. A Georgia judge enforced the prenuptial agreement the couple signed days before their November 2022 wedding, rejecting Guobadia’s attempt to void it. The case has not gone quietly since: his appeal was denied, Williams says he owes her more than $667,000 under the agreement, and Guobadia has been deported to Nigeria.
What Williams Received
The judgment turned on the prenup, which shielded most of Guobadia’s business holdings but guaranteed Williams a defined package. The main pieces:
- Alimony of $40,000 per month for 14 to 15 months, totaling roughly $560,000.1People. Porsha Williams’ Ex Simon Guobadia Divorce Appeal Denied by Judge
- Exclusive possession of the couple’s roughly 15,000-square-foot Sandy Springs home, valued between $7 million and $7.3 million. Guobadia remains responsible for the mortgage and carrying costs for up to 36 months. If Williams wants to stay past that window, she must refinance in her own name and pay Guobadia half the equity.2Yahoo Entertainment. RHOA Porsha Williams and the $7 Million Home
- The 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost Guobadia had gifted her, plus other vehicles.1People. Porsha Williams’ Ex Simon Guobadia Divorce Appeal Denied by Judge
- A lump-sum payment of $224,000 for her attorney fees.1People. Porsha Williams’ Ex Simon Guobadia Divorce Appeal Denied by Judge
The settlement left Guobadia’s broader wealth largely untouched. Estimates of his net worth have varied wildly across outlets, from about $40 million to more than $300 million, most of it tied to his Atlanta-based petroleum and fuel logistics company, SIMCOL Group.3Yahoo Entertainment. Simon Guobadia Still a Multi-Millionaire
Why the Prenup Held Up
The couple signed their prenuptial agreement on November 17, 2022, shortly before their two-day wedding. Williams said in court filings that the terms had been “contemplated and extensively negotiated for months” before signing.4Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court. Reply to Respondent’s Answer, Defenses, and Counterclaim
Guobadia pushed to throw the agreement out. His main argument was that Williams misled him during negotiations by suggesting she was leaving The Real Housewives of Atlanta for good. He claimed he never would have accepted the financial terms if he had known she would return to the show. Her 2024 comeback, he alleged, brought her between $8 million and $9 million through her Bravo salary and a wider talent deal with NBCUniversal.1People. Porsha Williams’ Ex Simon Guobadia Divorce Appeal Denied by Judge
Williams responded that she had gone back to work out of necessity. She said Guobadia had failed to meet obligations imposed under a Temporary Order during the divorce, leaving her to cover legal bills and living costs on her own.5Essence. Porsha Williams Victorious in Divorce Settlement The judge sided with her and enforced the prenup as written.
Guobadia’s Appeal Was Denied
Guobadia took the ruling to the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, repeating his misrepresentation argument and adding a claim that Williams had violated a confidentiality clause by discussing his finances on television and in the press.6WBLS. Porsha Williams Scores Legal Win After Ex-Husband’s Divorce Appeal Denied
On September 9, 2025, the appellate court denied his application for a discretionary appeal, leaving the trial court’s judgment in place. The court noted that Williams’ status as a reality TV celebrity was well-known to Guobadia when he signed the prenup, and it said his claim that SIMCOL had lost its reported $296 million valuation following his ICE detention “strains credibility.”7Us Magazine. Porsha Williams Celebrates Victory in Ex Simon Guobadia Divorce Appeal
Guobadia publicly vowed to keep going. “We intend to continue pursuing this appeal, as we have not yet exhausted all legal remedies,” he said, adding with “1,000%” certainty that he would take it “all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to.”8Page Six. Simon Guobadia ‘Absolutely’ Regrets Marrying Porsha Williams
Williams Says He Owes Her More Than $667,000
Winning on paper and collecting turned out to be two different problems. On August 28, 2025, Williams’ attorneys filed a petition for contempt in Fulton County alleging that Guobadia had failed to comply with the settlement and owed her at least $667,359.55.911Alive. RHOA Star Porsha Williams Accuses Ex of Unpaid Divorce Settlement
The total broke down into several categories: more than $164,200 in mortgage payments and carrying costs on the Sandy Springs home, $80,000 in unpaid alimony, and more than $198,200 in property taxes, along with other amounts.1People. Porsha Williams’ Ex Simon Guobadia Divorce Appeal Denied by Judge The filing described Guobadia’s nonpayment as “a knowing, intentional, and ongoing disregard for this Court’s authority.”10Yahoo Entertainment. Porsha Williams’ Messy Battle Continues
Guobadia rejected the filing, arguing that the divorce action was closed and the matter was before the appeals court. He called her papers “tantamount to toilet tissue for the public’s consumption.”11Bossip. Porsha Williams Income Revealed in Simon Guobadia Divorce Settlement Williams also reported that she had not yet received clear title to the Rolls-Royce Ghost.1People. Porsha Williams’ Ex Simon Guobadia Divorce Appeal Denied by Judge
ICE Detention and Deportation
Enforcement got harder still because of Guobadia’s immigration status. On February 19, 2025, while the divorce was still being litigated, he was taken into ICE custody and held at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.12People. Porsha Williams Alleges Ex Simon Guobadia ICE Detention Was Caused by His Attempts To Illegally Enter the U.S. A Nigerian citizen, Guobadia had a long U.S. immigration history that included a 1987 fraud conviction, a 1992 removal, and a 2016 denial of his naturalization application after authorities determined his permanent residency had been unlawfully granted.13Yahoo Entertainment. RHOA Star’s Estranged Husband Citizenship Denied
The detention delayed a scheduled prenup hearing and complicated the closing months of the case. Williams paid at least two child-support payments for Guobadia’s sons while he was detained and could not access his funds, though Guobadia later described the payments as a play for public sympathy.8Page Six. Simon Guobadia ‘Absolutely’ Regrets Marrying Porsha Williams He was eventually deported. In January 2026, he dropped a separate defamation suit he had brought against Williams, saying he was not sure he could re-enter the country to attend trial in Atlanta.14Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ex-Husband of Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Drops Defamation Case
A Very Different Outcome From Her First Divorce
Williams’ second settlement looked nothing like her first. When she split from former NFL quarterback Kordell Stewart in 2013, she left with essentially nothing: no alimony, no share of his retirement, no property, no cash. Stewart kept two houses, two plots of land, multiple vehicles, his full NFL retirement, and 100 percent of his companies. Williams got her engagement ring, $19,000 toward legal fees, and personal items such as jewelry and clothing.15Essence. Report: Porsha Williams Gets No Alimony in Divorce Settlement Reports at the time noted that the couple did not appear to have had a prenup.16TMZ. Porsha Williams Divorce Kordell Stewart Settlement Documents The Guobadia prenup capped what she could reach of his fortune, but it also guaranteed her a floor the first marriage never gave her.