Jim McGreevey‘s nothing if not ballsy. A little over a month after filing for divorce, the former Governor of New Jersey has filed papers seeking sole custody of his and ex-wife Dina‘s daughter. New York’s ABC affiliate reports:
…McGreevey is going to court to ask for not only sole custody of their daughter, but child support as well.
The new documents make no mention of a matrimonial settlement agreement under the original divorce filing that said resolved all issues of custody and support. McGreevey would only say “it’s a private family matter.”
Ha! Private family matter our collective ass! Not only did the entire world watch as McGreevey came out of the closet, but we’ve all heard what Ms. Dina has to say about the fate of the mini McGreevey.
I note from news accounts of my husband’s filing that he claims we have reached a comprehensive agreement. That is not true. We continue to have profound differences about what our daughter should be exposed to, and until they are resolved, there will be no agreement.
We’re not sure, but we have a feeling that a judge is going to favor the Mrs. in this matter. First of all, women typically get custody. Second of all, McGreevey was screwing around during their entire marriage, lied to a state and has been investigated for irregular political practices (to say the least). Not the best candidate for sole custody. Never mind the fact that he’s gay, which probably won’t help matters.
As for this child support business – he must be out of his damn mind. How much did he make on The Confession? How many dollars do people throw his way for a speech or appearance? His request alone makes us hope Dina wins this battle.
How about we take this to the next level?
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Related: “Not My Daughter!” Says Dina McG.
nystudman
You’re right. The guy defines chutzpah.
Ryan
We know nothing about what’s going on, so I think it’s a very far stretch to come up with an opinion here. What if she’s an alcoholic? Etc.
Furthermore, why should the fact that he’s gay have anything to do with whether or not he gets his daughter?
As someone who has gone through parents having had a very, very nasty divorce – where custody battles were horrendous – I can say that the opinion of the child is the one that ought to count the most, so long as she’s old enough to have one. (I’m assuming she’s not a toddler or infant).
Plus, I don’t think his poor decisions as Governor should really come into play. How someone performs at work I think has little to do with how they’d be as parents. Maybe he’s a really great dad – and deserves sole costudy – maybe he’s lousy and this is grandstanding because she wouldn’t agree to whatever it seemed as though they had agreed to. Regardless, the fact that she has problems with his gayness, in terms of raising their daughter, makes me think she isn’t open-minded enough anyway.
damien
McGreevey… um… good luck with that.
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Jamie
Heh, whaddya know. First thing I think we’ve agreed upon. Except for the hot guys, that is.
el polacko
two words : kevin federline
John
Gee, let me see, would I like to see my daughter being raised by a faggot in a queer pad? Wow, this is a hard one. (oops) Or would I rather she live in a real home with a mother? Does the “stability” have relavence here? Or should the gay agenda have control in order to advance their perverted lifestyle. Which is more important? Ok, i’ll look in the “queer” manual …. hmmmmm … yep, it says the gay agenda outweighs the little girls life. So, there ya have it.
Laura
Um, Ryan, I have know Dina Matos McG personally for years. She is one of the nicest gentlewomen I’ve ever met, a real sweetie, a bit naive perhaps, as are many first generation women of Portuguese descent. She is most certainly not an alcoholic.
Please note Jim McG only came out with this outrageous request AFTER Dina’s book deal was made public.
Tina
If Dina is an Alcoholic…it is because Jim McGreevey made her one! He’s a lier and can’t be trusted.