Wednesday, March 28, 2007
McGreeveys in the news
- Former Governor James E. McGreevey and his top aides have been subpoenaed to testify in a whistle-blower lawsuit stemming from the 2002 parole of reputed mobster Angelo Prisco. The plaintiff, Kenneth Connolly, filed a whistle-blower suit against the state in July 2003 after he was transferred from his position with the parole board. He argues that he tried to stop Prisco's parole bu that Mario Paparozzi, who was the board's executive director, told him the parole had been ordered by the governor's office.
- Oprah Winfrey's production company confirmed yesterday that former New Jersey first lady Dina Matos McGreevey will take a turn on the famous on-stage couch at "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to promote her forthcoming memoir, "Silent Partner." A spokeswoman for the show declined to give a precise air date other than "later this spring."
Labels: Dina Matos McGreevey, Jim McGreevey
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
McGreevey Divorce: Getting Messy
It looks like "all issues" in the McGreevey divorce have not been resolved:Former Gov. James E. McGreevey has revised his divorce lawsuit against his estranged wife and is now seeking sole custody of the couple's 5-year-old daughter -- and child support.
The new documents make no mention of a "matrimonial settlement agreement" that McGreevey's original divorce filing said had resolved all issues of custody and support.
So why the change? Maybe this has something to do with it:
The former governor has said he and O'Donnell plan to enter into a civil union after the divorce is finalized.
Why does this matter? Well . . .
John Eory, a partner at the law firm Stark & Stark in Lawrenceville and an instructor in divorce law, said that if McGreevey continues to push for full custody, the judge likely will ask for detailed parenting plans from both parties.
"If he's claiming he's better fit to be entrusted with the residential care of his child, I'm presuming he's prepared to go to the mat to do that," Eory said. He said McGreevey might argue that he can provide a "stable nuclear two-parent household ... (and) offer benefits to the child that she can't get in a single-parent home."
We know its tawdry to say, but we're dying to know the details!
Labels: Dina Matos McGreevey, Jim McGreevey
Friday, February 02, 2007
Um, Dina, what were you waiting for?
Some tid-bits from the Associated Press:
- "Lawyers for James E. McGreevey filed a two-page document in Union County Superior Court in Elizabeth seeking to dissolve his union with Dina Matos McGreevey. A spokeswoman for Union County Superior Court, Sandra Thaler-Gerber, confirmed receiving the filing Friday."
- "The two have lived apart since November 2004, when McGreevey resigned following a stunning public announcement that he was 'a gay American' who had had an affair with a male staffer."
- "The filing says McGreevey and his wife have lived apart for 26 months. 'This separation has continued to the present time and there exists no reasonable prospect for reconciliation,' according to the divorce complaint."
- "The document says the parties entered into a settlement agreement on Jan. 12, 'which resolves all issues pertaining to custody, parenting time, alimony, child support, equitable distribution and counsel fees.'"
Oh, not so fast, Mr. McGreevey:
"I note from news accounts of my husband's filing that he claims we have reached a comprehensive agreement. That is not true," Matos McGreevey said through her lawyer, John N. Post. "We continue to have profound differences about what our daughter should be exposed to, and until they are resolved, there will be no agreement."
Looks like this might not be so neat and clean after all. Maybe Dina will dish some dirt in her upcoming book "Silent Partner," due out in stores on May 1, 2007
Labels: Dina Matos McGreevey, Jim McGreevey
