If this is true. Prince is definitely needs a group hug. Cause 4 years don't entitle nobody to half of a dang thing (the whole Cali thing). No kids either to carry on the legacy,aw shoot. Pre-nups are more than just a fashion statement.

morningsong said:

I agree...here's my part

If I understand it correctly Prince and Mani were not married in Cali. and if he has not made that one on his permanent residence it may be difficult for her to get anything there. I've heard the law there requires you to be married and reside there and then the spouse would get 1/2 of everything. Now that was the story when everyone was speculating on Vanessa Bryant leaving Kobe after that scandal. That brother better thank his lucky stars. Now I do believe if Prince did not have a iron clad pre-nup Mani could get 1/2 of what he made and what they aquired together during the 4 yr. marriage if it was 4 years. I hate to say it, but if she is only out for his money then I would strike back and strike hard. I would go after her company. You figure the name of her company came from Prince, the incense and candles Prince was doing maybe not to that magnitude but he was doing it first. She writing her own contracts etc. everything behind Mani spells Prince. I am not hating on her, but to me that is what it really looks like from here. Also, don't get me wrong she should get what she is entitled to but don't be greedy. That man has worked hard for what he has. Not saying that Mani hasn't earned anything. For his sake I hope he has some heavy hitters for lawyers.

cole said:

where someone got married is completely irrelevant. but, for the record, they were married in Hawaii. Where you file for divorce depends on where the Petitioner resided the 6 months prior to filing the divorce which, in this case Additionally, where you got married or are getting divorced has no bearing whatsoever on where you own property. I can get married in Las Vegas, get divorced in Texas, own property in 50 states, and with no pre-nup or statutorily law providing that the property is not community property, then all the property in 50 states is subject to the state's community property laws based on the state that I filed for divorce in.

Did I explain that clearly? Going back and reading it, it sounds kinda confusing now

Location of Marriage: Irrelevant
Location of Property: Irrelevant
Location of Divorce: That state's laws determine what is and isn't subject to community property in the absence of a prenup, regardless ofwhat state the assets are located in

sexxydancer said:

cole said:

where someone got married is completely irrelevant. but, for the record, they were married in Hawaii. Where you file for divorce depends on where the Petitioner resided the 6 months prior to filing the divorce which, in this case Additionally, where you got married or are getting divorced has no bearing whatsoever on where you own property. I can get married in Las Vegas, get divorced in Texas, own property in 50 states, and with no pre-nup or statutorily law providing that the property is not community property, then all the property in 50 states is subject to the state's community property laws based on the state that I filed for divorce in.

Did I explain that clearly? Going back and reading it, it sounds kinda confusing now

Location of Marriage: Irrelevant
Location of Property: Irrelevant
Location of Divorce: That state's laws determine what is and isn't subject to community property in the absence of a prenup, regardless ofwhat state the assets are located in

CJ wrote:
"Concluding the meaningful portion of the item, the NYT jumped into the shallow end"

Thank you for clearing that up for me. I'm not a lawyer so I was not sure how this went. I know what people have said, but still was not sure they were correct. How did you come to know all of this information?? Just curious.

txladykat said:

It is interesting that for the first time in a long time, majority of people posting are agreeing with CJ. I thought these are private people and the divorce was sealed. It seems that someone really want this out now and with CJ at her best we got the message. I am just wondering, when Prince brought down his house in Minnesota, do anyone know what happen to his other properties? As we do not know it will be better for all concern to with hold judgement. Divorce is not a good thing to go through. I hope they will find a solution soon and avoid further pains amd hurts.

bosede said:

im willing to bet the discovery will be sealed discovery process in litigation is just like it sounds, they get to ask the other party questions in writing, to which they have to answer if it not an otherwise "objectionable" question. there is a set number of questions you can ask though and objections are based on legitimate objections listed in the law (i.e. the question is irrelevant to the current litigation). you can also require them to produce docuemntation of certain things, you just have to specify exactly what you are looking for, and if it is not a "privileged" document under the law (i.e. attorney-client privileted documents do not have to be produced), they have to provide it. soooo, i am willing to bet Prince's attorney moves to have the dicovery sealed before they respond to the discovery request
[Edited 3/1/07 14:28pm]

I think this is an interesting perspective on how people are able to change so much, yet so little. She started out as some kind of retail lady, originally in charge of making sure shirts and accessories were properly in stock, probably the toilet paper as well. She slowly made her way to be some kind of assistant to the man then as we all know she became the girlfriend and eventually the wife.

Now...well...in much less time she's made her way from the wife to the angry ex asking for more than she deserves. And ultimately she'll end up back as the retail lady. Kind of a full circle thang. Granted she'll have some money, and a charity, but along the likes of the Britney Spears Charity, helping children in need.

Prince made her what she is, otherwise she'd still be in the background bossing people around to deliver shirts, necklaces, incense and candles.

Don't you think she has GOT enough from Prince without trying to take him to the cleaners? Should not be legal.
greeeeedy fucking bitch. i'll say that again for all you at the back:

GREEEEEDY FUCKING BITCH!

Wow I guess you do know your stuff. So then with your experience and I know your response is purly speculation since we don't really know what is going on, but if he has a pre-nup what are her chances of taking him to the cleaners or will the pre-nup really protect him and his assesets. And normally what would someone be looking for in a discovery?? Would he be required to take care of her since she does have her own company now??

txladykat said:

gold digger. true colors and all that

cole said:

that really is hard to speculate on as far as the prenup. A prenup basically is whatever the parties agree to. Brittany Spears is a good example. Her prenup provided for certain support based on the years of the marriage, and kept her assets from Kevin. I would imagine his prenup is something along those lines...it provides for a certain amount of spousal support, keeps his assets to himself, probably discusses what happens to income/property acquired during the marriage, detailing what is separate and what is community, etc. Spousal support is really dependent on the state and I don't know the Minne laws. I can check and get back to ya on that. Odds of her taking him to the cleaners are slim to none with a solid prenup. Of course, everything has loopholes, that depends on who has the better attorney If it was well written by his attorney, her attorney could find loopholes, and vice versa.

As for the discovery...she is probably looking for assets that would be considered community property under the prenup, possibly a house.
[Edited 3/1/07 20:45pm]

not that i am defending Mani...but most of you damn well know if you had been married to Prince and was getting divorced, you'd be after it too! Dont even say not!

Especially when we don't even know why they are getting divorced. I can honestly say that hypothetically if I had been married to a millionaire and I found him rolling in the hay with other women, your damn right I would. Now, if our marriage ended simply because we grew out of love, didn't grow together, yada yada....then nah....fair is fair, I wouldn't take him to the cleaners.

txladykat said:

See. I fee the very same way. Ya'll know Prince ain't no "prince" when it comes to how he can treat his women sometimes. We don't know why the lady is divorcing him, but maybe he did something that she truely found intolerable. Or maybe he even told her to hit the curb and to go ahead and divorce him. We just don't know. BUT, I would find it EXTREMELY difficult to believe that he did not have an iron-clad prenup. If he didn't, they he should fire his law team.

Obviously she wasn't a JW.

2freaky4church1 said:

I was thinking that same thing, they don't believe in divorce