The BBC reports that according to court lists,   Madonna   and   Guy Ritchie   will be granted a preliminary divorce decree   at the High Court in London on Friday. After six weeks and a day, the divorce would be made final.  

The former couple announced   they were divorcing   in October after almost eight years of marriage.  

According to the British press, Madonna, 50, and Ritchie, 40, reached a settlement over money and their kids Lourdes, 12, Rocco, 8, and David, 3. London's   Evening Standard   reports that Madonna will   keep the bulk   of her estimated $500 million fortune intact, though Ritchie was entitled by law to a share of it.  

Additionally, Rocco and David will split time between the U.S. and London, while Lourdes, whose father is Carlos Leon, will live with her mother.  

Reports: Madonna Reaches Divorce Settlement