Petty divorce settlement between wealthy former LA mayor ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA and his ex-wife revealed

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - LA's former mayor has finalized his petty divorce from his ex-wife which bans her from using his surname and grants him their old joint Netflix account.  

Antonio Villaraigosa, 72, and his second wife, Patricia, 52, finalized their split in L.A. County Superior Court last week.

Court documents viewed by DailyMail.com show the former mayor will walk away from the seven-year marriage with their $3.5 million Beverly Hills home, his pension, and a 2024 Volvo XC60.

Patricia must now go by her maiden name, Govea, with Villaraigosa's lawyers hinting they feared she'd use her ex's surname to start a business.

'[Govea] shall take all necessary steps to effectuate this provision including but not limited to changing her name with the Department of Motor Vehicles, Social Security Office and Immigration related offices,' the document said.

'As of December 6, 2024, Respondent shall not use the name Villaraigosa for any social, marketing or business purpose.'

The surname in question was only created in 1997 when the then Antonio Vilar married first wife Corina Raigosa, with the pair so in love that they combined their last names.  

The court granted the millionaire politician custody of their Netflix account, which means his ex-wife will have to open her own account and pay to watch movies.

Govea was handed a $550,000 sum by her ex as well as $100,000 for 'professional fees and costs.'

Govea also gets two properties in Mexico, a 2016 Range Rover Evoque, her eponymous fashion business, as well as all of her furniture, art, clothing and jewels.

In addition to the one-time payment and professional fees, he agreed to pay her $200,000 for a real estate payment she made.

The lawmaker served as mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013 and became a prominent Democrat in California during the Great Recession.

The divorce agreement comes after Villaraigosa announced his candidacy for the 2026 California governor race last summer, reported the Los Angeles Times.

It was his second bid for the office after he ran in 2018. 

He came in third in the governor’s race behind Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox.