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TomKat ended as quickly as it began. On Monday, the couple that implausibly claimed in 2005 that they had each other at hello announced that they had finalized their divorce settlement —
less than two weeks after Katie Holmes reportedly stunned Tom Cruise by filing papers. Though the terms of the secretive settlement were not released, it's been widely reported that
Holmes will retain primary custody of their daughter Suri. The couple released a joint statement declaring respect for their "respective beliefs" — a possible allusion to
Cruise's intense and much-maligned devotion to Scientology, which reportedly played an outsized role in the custody negotations. Here, 4 key talking points to emerge from the coverage
of the settlement: 1. CRUISE CAN ONLY EXPOSE SURI TO SCIENTOLOGY TO A LIMITED DEGREE The settlement restricts what Holmes and Cruise "can discuss with Suri on the subject of religion,
including Scientology," until she is older, reports _TMZ_. Critics consider Scientology a brainwashing cult, and it's rumored that Holmes was uncomfortable with the idea of raising
Suri as a Scientologist. (Holmes has reportedly returned to the Roman Catholic faith in which she was raised.) Holmes reportedly "wanted guarantees in the settlement to ensure nothing
is done while their daughter is with Cruise that would 'alienate' Suri from her," says Richard Winton at _The Los Angeles Times_. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo
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to your inbox. 2. CRUISE WANTS A 'MEANINGFUL' RELATIONSHIP WITH SURI Cruise was reportedly adamant that the settlement give him a "meaningful, significant" relationship
with Suri, says _TMZ_. Suri's welfare was reportedly the only thing preventing the couple from engaging in all-out "parental warfare," says _TMZ_. Holmes wanted to strip
Cruise "of all decision-making power in Suri's life," and Cruise "responded by unleashing the biggest legal guns around to fight her." 3. HOLMES AND SURI WILL LIVE
IN NEW YORK The divorce will likely see Holmes and Suri living in New York City, where they have been spotted in recent days, say J.D. Heyman and Elizabeth Leonard at _People_. Based on the
terms of their 2006 prenuptial agreement, Holmes is likely entitled to $15 million in alimony payments from Cruise, whose fortune is estimated at $250 million, says Patience Haggin at
_TIME_. When financial support for Suri is factored in, Cruise can expect to shell out a total of $40 million, says Bill Zwecker at _The Chicago Sun-Times_. Furthermore, Holmes will likely
keep a $35 million Beverly Hills mansion she bought with Cruise in 2007, says Georgia Littlejohn at Britain's _The Daily Mail_. A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the
day – and the best features from TheWeek.com 4. HOLMES USED DISPOSABLE PHONES TO OUTWIT CRUISE Holmes used disposable cell phones to round up a team of divorce lawyers without her
husband's knowledge, say Winton, John Horn, and Harriet Ryan at _The Los Angeles Times_. Holmes hired three law firms in three states before she dropped a "bombshell phone
call" on Cruise, says Michelle Tauber at _People_. Holmes' father, an attorney, reportedly helped her orchestrate the top-secret strategy, which appears to have achieved the
desired result: A "lightning-fast settlement" that gave Holmes primary custody of Suri, says Tauber. _SOURCES: The Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Beast, The Daily Mail, E!, The
Huffington Post, The Los Angeles Times _(2), _People_ (2) (3), _TIME, TMZ_ (2) (3)