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Fireworks not over in governor's divorce case
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Updated: Apr. 10, 2012 | 10:57 a.m.
RENO -- A settlement agreement has been signed but the fireworks aren't over yet in the first divorce case involving a sitting Nevada governor.
First lady Dawn Gibbons is accusing Gov. Jim Gibbons of jeopardizing the agreement they reached in December by lying on his application to refinance their Reno home and taking it off the market.
Her lawyer, Cal Dunlap, said the Republican governor and former congressman could be guilty of fraud because he suggested he intends to live at the Reno home, contrary to the settlement that calls for the house to be sold after a divorce decree is scheduled to be finalized before the end of February.
"The proposal by Mr. Gibbons that this property not be listed and that a lender be led to believe that the property will not either continue to be listed or be relisted is a misrepresentation or fraud of the participation of which our client, Mrs. Gibbons, will have no part," Dunlap said in a motion filed Tuesday in Washoe County District Court.
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To: Future Brides and Grooms.
You have got to be out of your mind to ever get married without a prenuptial agreement. And even with one you are still on shaky ground if things go south.
Honor and Trust are the basis of Marriage and I respect the institution wholeheartedly as long as it works.
But, if it doesn't take, sweet Jesus look out because all hell is going to break loose. Honor and Trust go right out the window and if you throw some cheating in the mix, you have a recipe for total destruction.
Divorce Laws need reforming. As it stands now, it is one slimy atty vs. another slimier atty and the only losers are the clients, usually one more than the other, depending on who has the most money and their willingness to give it up to the slimy atty.
No matter who is involved or the circumstances surrounding the divorce, I still would not wish a Divorce on my most hated enemy. There are limits to cruel and unusual punishment and torture, even in this state.
Just an old divorced cop reflecting,
Gordon Martines
Oh come on and cut the man some slack. According to the news, the Governor said it was "just an error in the paperwork". He's got a million of 'em!
Curious why the Gibbons are even conducting property transactions. The Ninth Circuit ruled they cannot conduct any transactions because the State of Nevada, including but not limited to the Governor, lost any rights to personal assets.