tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post389725746698921564..comments2024-02-27T07:21:31.051-08:00Comments on Dodger Divorce: Setting the stage for week two.Josh Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917981297181251768noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-51006191617880429452010-09-22T12:59:14.546-07:002010-09-22T12:59:14.546-07:00Thanks, okojo! Very interesting to view it all in ...Thanks, okojo! Very interesting to view it all in that light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-78802360619625783152010-09-21T17:04:31.166-07:002010-09-21T17:04:31.166-07:00in response to anon on 21/9/2010 10:33am
Californ...in response to anon on 21/9/2010 10:33am<br /><br />California Community Property laws pretty much state that you can't just have an contract, like a post nuptial agreement, that states, "these are his properties, those are her properties" and it becomes a legally binding separate property agreement that can stand up during a divorce, or in other courts. <br /><br /> What has to okojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819844445081246051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-75398260529776604362010-09-21T08:33:34.290-07:002010-09-21T08:33:34.290-07:00@okojo 4:15pm:"I am always in the opinion tha...@okojo 4:15pm:"I am always in the opinion that Frank was stupid to hold on to the Dodgers based on the MPA, because the intent of the contract was to shield assets, not to be a bombproof separate property document in case of divorce.. "<br /><br />What weight does the law give to the intent of a document when the intent conflicts with what the document says?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-13603574807560030292010-09-20T19:48:18.554-07:002010-09-20T19:48:18.554-07:00Oh, dear:
http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdail...Oh, dear:<br /><br />http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2010/09/bingham-mccourt-divorce.htmlTony Forkushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232559465611934066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-20311329646078803172010-09-20T19:42:00.878-07:002010-09-20T19:42:00.878-07:00Spent the afternoon at the courthouse for the firs...Spent the afternoon at the courthouse for the first time. I was absolutely amazed that the biggest divorce trial in the history of this city, or any city for that matter, was as absolutely low key as it was. There were numerous empty seats, with the key players and media sauntering in and out of the hallway. I stood inches away from Jamie and Boies at one point, while chatting with Rhett Tony Forkushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232559465611934066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-74646125533446446262010-09-20T18:12:37.711-07:002010-09-20T18:12:37.711-07:00In response to Greg..
Actually, Frank has some ot...In response to Greg..<br /><br />Actually, Frank has some other recourses, it just would cost him tens of millions to a hundred or so milions of dollars. He could buy Jamie out with some sort of structured payment with broadcasting right fees, give Jamie a structured payment and pay it off through a loan. <br /><br /> He doesn't do this, because the McCourt are so highly leverage, they canokojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819844445081246051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-53266465990531104952010-09-20T16:50:48.793-07:002010-09-20T16:50:48.793-07:00Mark you forgot the All-Star game ending in a tie,...Mark you forgot the All-Star game ending in a tie, watering down the All-Star game with what looks like an NFL sized roster, giving the winner home field in the WS (better than alternating but still doesn't make sense to me, it should be based on record). I was watching "Eight Men Out" and laughed when they mentioned the Commissioner should be someone "outside of baseball"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-1218076068768500032010-09-20T16:16:27.191-07:002010-09-20T16:16:27.191-07:00I'm thinking that Jamie agreed that the LAD we...I'm thinking that Jamie agreed that the LAD were Frank's separate property in exchange for the security (several hundred million) of all the other property. She well knew that Frank was a wheeler/dealer who had lost mega millions previously.<br /><br />When Frank dissed her, she decided to get more than even which is what often happens in divorce cases.<br /><br />With that said, I trulyJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467114011103447294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-34096094644855039872010-09-20T15:04:27.290-07:002010-09-20T15:04:27.290-07:00@okojo - the problem is, Frank has no other recour...@okojo - the problem is, Frank has no other recourse than the MPA to claim that the Dodgers is his sole property in this community property state.Greg Haohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805996565667458046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-34295241391850368172010-09-20T14:47:58.438-07:002010-09-20T14:47:58.438-07:00Can we hang Bud Selig in the meantime? He's n...Can we hang Bud Selig in the meantime? He's not only allowed all of this to be happening, but he also tarnished baseball's record book with his steroid scandal. Throw a heap of collusion on top of that and it's ironic when I hear people say he "saved the game". My ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-91822049375809672122010-09-20T14:15:03.446-07:002010-09-20T14:15:03.446-07:00The "MPA" is "Marital Property Agr...The "MPA" is "Marital Property Agreement", and it is a postnuptial contract, to split properties ownership acquired in a marriage, or re negotiate a prenuptial contract, that divided assets before a marriage.<br /><br />The "MPA" is pretty much what this divorce case boils down to. Are the Los Angeles Dodgers separate property and does the MPA spell that out? <br /okojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819844445081246051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-30953669337790124302010-09-20T12:26:47.197-07:002010-09-20T12:26:47.197-07:00The NYTimes article led me here, so I'm jumpin...The NYTimes article led me here, so I'm jumping in mid-stream. What is the "MPA"? Is that the same as the post-nup?Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-15474235637088751182010-09-20T11:14:47.358-07:002010-09-20T11:14:47.358-07:00Great article in the Times (NY Times, that is) abo...Great article in the Times (NY Times, that is) about you Josh!Greg Haohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805996565667458046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-81959000719200239032010-09-20T10:26:57.589-07:002010-09-20T10:26:57.589-07:00Dollars to donuts she orchestrated this to avoid S...Dollars to donuts she orchestrated this to avoid Sussman's cross X.<br /><br />http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/jamie-mccourts-driver-strikes-pedestrian-while-taking-her-to-court.htmlTony Forkushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232559465611934066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-431400392865047302010-09-20T06:18:54.186-07:002010-09-20T06:18:54.186-07:00Let's all Shpunt!!Let's all Shpunt!!Tony Forkushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232559465611934066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-73033827376605992712010-09-20T00:39:19.315-07:002010-09-20T00:39:19.315-07:00Bring your beach ball!Bring your beach ball!Josh Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917981297181251768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510607242317232328.post-62561344229552259202010-09-20T00:36:24.366-07:002010-09-20T00:36:24.366-07:00Lets go! Got my beer helmet and Jamie foam finger,...Lets go! Got my beer helmet and Jamie foam finger, lord knows anything is better than watching the Dodgers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com