Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes reach quick settlement for divorce

 BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood stars Tom Cruise, 50, and Katie Holmes, 33, reached a settlement on Monday, legally dealing¹ with their divorce.

This happened only less than two weeks after Holmes unexpectedly filed for divorce, lawyers for the couple said.

The resolution was notably² quick, particularly in Hollywood terms, saving the couple from a public battle that is sure to be covered vigorously by the media, which have already shifted into hyper-drive and, more evidently, money.

A drawn-out custody³ battle would have likely cost them more than a million dollars in legal fees.

In a joint⁴ statement, Cruise and Holmes asked for privacy for their family, including 6-year-old daughter Suri.

Their representatives refused to elaborate on the agreement, saying only that terms of the settlement were confidential⁵.

The next step would be for Holmes or Cruise to file to have their status changed to divorced, but that the actual financial and child custody details won't get filed in court unless there's some later dispute, said Steve Mindel, a managing partner in the Los Angeles firm Feinberg, Mindel, Brandt and Klein who has handled bi-coastal divorce cases.

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 notably   

adv.值得注意地，显著地，尤其地，特别地

参考例句：

• Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。
• A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。