Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Michael Strahan Wins Small Victory In Divorce Settlement

Michael Strahan and ex-WifeThis chick is ridiculous. The judges would have been dead wrong for letting his ex-wives claims fly. $27,000 a year for new outfits so the children could see the father? Please. They're only 3 years old; it's definitely not too late to make new ones.

Retired New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan won the latest round in his lengthy divorce case on Tuesday when a state appeals court reversed a lower court's awarding of about $18,000 per month in child support to his twin 3-year-old daughters.

The three-judge panel found a lower court didn't adequately review the claims by Strahan's ex-wife, Jean, about the girls' needs.

For instance, among the listed expenses were a 10-day vacation to Jamaica for the girls' nanny and her family, allegedly as a gift from the children, and diamond jewelry given to their grandmother.

Strahan's ex-wife also claimed the toddlers needed $27,000 per year for clothing because she dressed them in a new outfit each time they saw their father.

"Some of the expenses claimed by defendant clearly should have been deleted by the court," the appeals court concluded.

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