It’s the divorce case that has riveted not just California divorce lawyers, but also Los Angeles Dodgers fans and baseball fans around the country. Last week saw the latest twist in that drama, as a Los Angeles Superior Court judge found in favor of Jamie McCourt by throwing out a postnuptial agreement that favored her husband Frank McCourt.
According to a tentative ruling by Judge Scott Gordon, the agreement that would have divided the couple's assets did not meet the requirements of California law. The agreement in question was a postnuptial agreement that would have transferred ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers solely to Frank McCourt. In September, the case involving McCourt and his ex-wife Jamie went to trial. According to Frank McCourt, it was his wife’s idea to have the postnuptial agreement in order to protect her assets from liabilities associated with the purchase of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1994. However, Jamie McCourt alleges that she would never have knowingly and willingly given up her rights to the major league baseball team.
At the center of the mess is the issue of whether there was ever a meeting of the minds over the fate of the Dodgers. The parties produced different versions of the prenuptial document. The attorney who drafted the document admitted that he switched a page of the agreement after the agreement was signed and without notifying either party of the change. This lawyer claims he did this to make sure that the agreement reflected the intention of both parties. However, the judge has found a serious problem with the fact that this page was switched without informing the parties concerned.
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