Bill Murray Begins Divorce in South Carolina


 

Bill Murray's wife has filed for divorce in Charleston, South Carolina. Jennifer Butler Murray filed for divorce in Charleston on May 12, 2008. In the divorce complaint she has alleged drug addiction, abandonment, adultery and physical abuse as grounds for her fault based divorce. Mrs. Murray has a Charleston divorce attorney representing her and it is still unclear if Mr. Murray has an attorney at this stage. The allegations in the complaint are typical for a divorce complaint in South Carolina. It is very difficult to get a quick divorce in South Carolina. South Carolina lawyer firm. There must be an allegation of fault in order to avoid waiting 365 days to get the divorce. In this case the divorce complaint alleges all 4 of the statutorially provided grounds. Mrs. Murray has alleged every possible reason to get a divorce. This type of complaint can backfire on a Plaintiff.

Rarely will there be every fault based ground for divorce. Usually it only takes one or two grounds for someone to realize they need to get divorced. In this case Mrs. Murray should go ahead and get ready to have her deposition taken and also be ready to answer questions regarding her personal lifestyle. There have been reports that she has been intoxicated and the police have come to her home in Charleston.

Why would she allege all four grounds for a fault based divorce in South Carolina? I think the answer is clear. To void the prenuptial agreement she signed when she married Bill Murray. Mrs. Murray agreed to a specific payment should the marriage end in divorce. The only way around this agreement would be to allege severe misconduct on behalf of Bill Murray. It is not uncommon for a spouse of a famous celebertity to make allegations of abuse. The recent separation of Madonna and Guy Richie will surely have allegations of adultry and abuse. The entire process is posturing for the up coming divorce proceedings.

Mrs. Murray has alleged that Bill Murray abused her in November of 2007 by striking her in the face. It will be interesting to see why the police were not called and no report was ever filed. This South Carolina divorce will not be over without a fight. The bottom line is money.

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