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December 01, 2022 • 38 minutes ago • 2 minutes read 
Shakira and Gerard Pique with their children in 2017. Photo by Getty Images/Files /bang showbiz
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Shakira and her estranged partner Gerard Pique have formalized their custody agreement in court.
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The former couple signed the deal in Barcelona after a 12-hour meeting with lawyers and entered and exited the court separately on Thursday, flanked by their legal teams.
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They also agreed to sell their €14 million (C$19.74 million) five-storey Barcelona property after splitting in June after 11 years together.
Shakira, 45, and Pique, 35, said in a joint statement after the agreement was formalized that their children Sasha, seven, and Milan, nine, are their top priority.
“Our sole aim is to offer you the greatest possible security and protection and we trust that your privacy will be respected,” it said.
“We appreciate the interest shown and hope the children can continue their lives with the privacy they need in a safe and peaceful environment.”
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The couple were in court to ratify the custody agreement they signed last month, under which Shakira will move to Miami with her children.
She and the ex-footballer arrived separately at Barcelona Family Court around 9.30am without giving any statement to reporters outside the building.
It was reported that Shakira entered the building and signed first in front of her ex-boyfriend, and the next step is to repeat the procedure in the US
Pique – who retired from football last week after being sent off as a substitute for Barcelona – lives in a penthouse flat with his new girlfriend, 23-year-old Clara Chia.
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He and Shakira, née Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, announced in May that they had split following unverified claims that Pique cheated on her with a younger woman.
Meanwhile, Shakira said last month she felt “hurt” by Spanish tax authorities and accused her of a €14 million fraud.
The singer and her legal team are speaking out ahead of a trial that could see her sentenced to eight years in prison if found guilty.
“It is unacceptable that the tax authorities’ accusation does not respect the legal certainty that every taxpayer must be assured and not my fundamental rights,” she said.
“They’re also trying to tarnish a reputation they’ve built through years of work… in my case, they violated my right to privacy and the presumption of innocence, fundamental rights of every citizen.”
Shakira is accused of living abroad and using an offshore corporate account structure to avoid tax obligations from 2012 to 2014 and faces six separate counts.
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