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Report: Shriver hires divorce lawyer

Mildred Patricia Baena, 50, has been reported to be the household staffer that had an affair and a child with former Republican California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was disclosed on May 18, 2011. She was a a staffer in the Schwarzenegger household for 20 years, before retiring in January. The boy is 13 years old. Photo is from Baena's MySpace page. UPI

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Published: May 19, 2011 at 3:13 PM

LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. broadcast journalist Maria Shriver hasn't decided whether to divorce her philandering husband Arnold Schwarzenegger, but hired a lawyer just in case.

The couple announced this month they have separated after 25 years of marriage. They are the parents of four children together.

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Schwarzenegger, a film star and former California governor, confirmed this week he fathered a son during an affair with a household employee more than a decade ago.

E! News said Shriver retained the services of Laura Wasser -- who has represented Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Nick Lachey in their high-profile divorces -- before this week's news of Schwarzenegger's infidelity broke.

Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Laura Wasser, Maria Shriver

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