Preventing again. Erika Jayne’s estranged husband, Tom Girardi, submitted his response to her divorce submitting, Us Weekly confirms.
In court docket paperwork filed in Los Angeles Superior Courtroom on November 25 and obtained by Us, the powerhouse lawyer, 81, requested to terminate the court docket’s capacity to award spousal help to the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 49. He additionally requested that she pay his lawyer’s charges.
Erika famous in her November 2 submitting that she supposed to seek spousal support from Tom. She additionally requested that the decide block the lawyer from requesting spousal help from her.
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The Bravo persona announced her split from Tom on November 3, saying in an announcement to Us, “After a lot consideration, I’ve determined to finish my marriage to Tom Girardi. This isn’t a step taken frivolously or simply. I’ve nice love and respect for Tom and for our years and the lives we constructed collectively. It’s my absolute want to proceed by means of this course of with respect and with the privateness that each Tom and I deserve. I request others give us that privateness as nicely.”
A supply later solely instructed Us that the pair, who wed in January 1999 and did not sign a prenuptial agreement, “had an unconventional marriage” and spent “numerous time aside” over time.
Erika and Tom’s divorce turned even messier on Wednesday, December 2, when Edelson PC sued them for fraud and embezzlement. In court docket paperwork obtained by Us, the category motion agency alleged that the estranged couple “are on the verge of economic collapse and locked in a downward spiral of mounting money owed and dwindling funds” along with calling their separation “a sham try and fraudulently defend” their cash from debt collectors.
Whereas Erika and Tom haven’t publicly addressed the lawsuit, she tweeted in a while Wednesday, “Excessive drama” alongside a glamorous photo of herself.
The Fairly Mess writer was beforehand married to Thomas Zizzo, with whom she shares son Tommy.
With reporting by Marjorie Hernandez
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