CHRIS BOSH'S EX WON'T LET HIS DAUGHTER WATCH HER DAD IN THE FINALS
Custody and child support disputes between Chris Bosh and his ex-girlfriend Allison Mathis concerning their 2-year-old daughter Trinity are nothing new, but even Mathis' lawyers have said she hopes their daughter can have a good relationship with her dad. Oddly, however, TMZ is reporting that Bosh is now begging a judge to allow Trinity to attend an NBA Finals game over Mathis' objections.
The estranged pair split custody of their daughter, but right now she's in Mathis' care. Bosh, understandably, wants his daughter present during the Finals and according to TMZ is asking the judge in their on-going custody dispute to allow Trinity to attend the remaining games.
TMZ obtained an emergency motion Bosh filed with a Maryland court last week -- asking the judge to temporarily alter their agreement so "[Bosh's daughter] is able to share in what, to date, is the pinnacle of Bosh's professional career, and possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity."
TMZ also obtained an email Bosh had written to Mathis asking for more visits with his daughter before the Finals. It's pretty personal stuff, but you can read it here. TMZ's sources say Mathis doesn't want to alter the agreement, regardless of Bosh's trip to the Finals. However, regardless of the legal wrangling, Bosh is scheduled to take custody of Trinity on June 11, just a day before Game 6. So, Trinity will at least be present for one of her father's games.
"Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph." ~ Emperor Haile Selassie
FLORIDA TODAY - OPINION
ReplyDeleteWritten by Gordon E. Finley, Ph.D., Miami
While I applaud columnist Paul Flemming for a sound review of the issues in Saturday’s “Alimony bill will be great — for lawyers,” his bottom-line conclusion is dead wrong.
The proposed state alimony reform bill will reduce litigation, not increase litigation. A bit of history: For years, the divorce vultures (a.k.a., the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar) have conned the Florida Legislature into writing divorce legislation that maximizes litigation and thus maximizes their income. In part, they have accomplished this by maximizing judicial discretion, which in practice means endless conflict and, of course, endless paid litigation.
No matter what they may say, the divorce vultures are interested only in one thing — maximizing their income.
I can irrefutably demonstrate this point with Flemming’s own words: “Thomas Duggar, an attorney in Tallahassee and a member of the Florida Bar’s Family Law Section, said last week at a Tallahassee Bar Association meeting that the section has a $100,000 war chest to sway public opinion against the legislation.”
Do your readers honestly believe they are spending all this money so they will lose income? The divorce vultures get the message in terms of what alimony reform will cost them — and save the children, fathers and mothers of divorce. I regret Mr. Flemming did not do the same.
Full Disclosure: I am an alimony-paying divorced father of two young adult daughters and retired university divorce researcher with multiple research and scholarly publications on this topic.