Just when life couldn't get any more complicated for Sean Payton

[packersfan4eva]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8...an-payton-wife-file-dueling-divorce-petitions

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Suspended New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and his wife of nearly 20 years have filed dueling divorce petitions in Texas.

Payton filed a petition in Tarrant County district court seeking a divorce from Beth Payton on June 14. It lists the grounds as "discord or conflict of personalities" and seeks to divide the couple's assets and provide for joint custody of their two children.




Beth Payton filed a counter petition on June 26 requesting that she receive primary custody of the children and exclusive rights to make other decisions, such as those concerning their medical care and education, on their behalf. It also asks that the coach pay child support and pay for the children's medical care.
The breakdown of the Paytons' marriage comes during an already difficult year for the embattled coach, who has been suspended for the entire 2012 season in connection with an NFL investigation that concluded the Saints had a bounty system for the past three seasons that paid defensive players improper cash bonuses for injury-casing hits to targeted opponents.


The divorce papers were filed in Texas because the couple moved to an exclusive neighborhood in the Fort Worth suburb of Westlake in 2011. Payton has said since his suspension that he hopes to spend as much time as possible with his children and even coach his son Connor's football team.


It is not clear how the divorce may affect the coach's plans, but the papers indicate that he has already moved out of the couple's primary residence.
Sean Payton could not be reached for comment and his attorney, Gary Nickelson, did not return a call to his office. Beth Payton's attorney, Heather King, declined comment.


The Paytons' move from suburban New Orleans to Texas was initially met with angst by Saints fans who were concerned that the most successful coach in club history, who joined the Saints in 2006 and won a Super Bowl in his fourth season, was no longer as personally invested in the community as he had been during his first five years there.


However, the coach, who was an assistant in Dallas for three years before coming to New Orleans, stated that he and his wife had long aspired to live in the neighborhood to which they moved, and to enroll their daughter Megan, 15, and Connor, 12, in an elite private school there.


Payton commuted regularly between Dallas and New Orleans during the 2011 season. The travel did not appear to interfere significantly with his work. The Saints won the NFC South Division with a 13-3 record and set numerous club and NFL records with the offense that Payton designed.

 

[jms493]

that sucks.........

 

[EmpireWF]

At least he doesn't have to focus on football.

 

[G-men]

Payton has said since his suspension that he hopes to spend as much time as possible with his children and even coach his son Connor's football team.

I can't wait until we see the first Pee-Wee surprise onside kick.

 

[MrBill]

So he commuted back and forth to NOLA without his family all season last year? Sounds like the Bounty Program might have extended to some young ladies in the local area.

 

[Prodigal Son]

Wife wants full custody so she'll get more money.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

The wife should get nothing and like it.

 

[jms493]

The wife should get nothing and like it.

The judge should have said that to this bitch....no prenup :yao:

 

[1ke]

What were the chances a dishonest coach had a little thang on the side? Wouldn't surprise me much.

 

[jaxjaggywires]

link

Sean Payton, dancing in the Bahamas with a blonde, is a video that TMZ acquired and should zip around the internet faster than Drew Brees runs the 40-yard dash. I think I see a White Man’s Overbite in there, but I’m not sure. Hey, if you were suspended for the season and going through a divorce from your wife of 19 years – their 20-year anniversary would be tomorrow, July 11th – you probably would be unwinding in the Bahamas, too.

Weak video in the link, but looks like he's taking his divorce pretty well, at least...

 

[Senser81]

The wife should get nothing and like it.

I don't know anything about divorce law, but since Sean Payton is the one that filed for divorce, does that affect a judge's ruling on who gets what?

 

[EmpireWF]

I don't know anything about divorce law, but since Sean Payton is the one that filed for divorce, does that affect a judge's ruling on who gets what?

Pretty sure, it doesn't. Since they've been married for a couple decades, each side will lay claim to whatever property they want and if they cannot come to a mutual agreement, the Judge or arbitrator will handle it based on a variety of factors (was it purchased with family money, was it something only he used, was it for the entire family, etc.). Assuming she's sticking in the family home with the kids, not sure how it is in Texas, but some states are more favorable towards the mother in such circumstances.

 

[f16harm]

I don't know anything about divorce law, but since Sean Payton is the one that filed for divorce, does that affect a judge's ruling on who gets what?

No, I'm pretty sure they all start with the woman and man at opposite sides of the table with their "chips". Immediately the man is required to push all of his "chips" over to the woman. From that point the lawyers argue back and forth, and the judge decides how many "chips" get pushed back over to the man. If children are involved, the man doesn't get any of those "chips", only the woman does because the vagina outweighs the tad pole. If the man is lucky he will get to hold those type of "chips" in his hands a couple times a year to see what they are like.

 

[MrBill]

No, I'm pretty sure they all start with the woman and man at opposite sides of the table with their "chips". Immediately the man is required to push all of his "chips" over to the woman. From that point the lawyers argue back and forth, and the judge decides how many "chips" get pushed back over to the man. If children are involved, the man doesn't get any of those "chips", only the woman does because the vagina outweighs the tad pole. If the man is lucky he will get to hold those type of "chips" in his hands a couple times a year to see what they are like.

I see that you too have been through a divorce proceeding involving children :yep:

 

[packersfan4eva]

I can't wait until we see the first Pee-Wee surprise onside kick.

"I'll buy any kid who breaks their running back's leg a new Nintendo DSi."