Less than a week after
Boris Becker told her he wanted a separation, Barbara
flew to Miami, Florida with their sons, and on 8 December 2000 applied
in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court for financial protection, child
support and use of the couple's $3 million Fisher Island condominium,
sidestepping their prenuptial agreement that entitled her to a single
$2.5 million payoff. The resulting January 2001 pretrial hearing in
Miami was broadcast live to Germany.