Melinda French Gates could quit foundation if she and Bill Gates can't work together in 2 years

Bill and Melinda French Gates said they have a backup plan if it turns out they can't work together following their recent divorce: She will leave the Gates Foundation in two years if "either decides they cannot continue to work together as co-chairs," according to the philanthropic organization.

French Gates would resign from her position as co-chair and trustee if that happened, but she would receive "personal resources" from Bill Gates for her own charitable work, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said in a statement on Wednesday. The plans for the foundation come after the Gateses announced in May that they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage.