U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford’s court hearing with ex-wife Jenny Sanford – scheduled for today – has been delayed, sources tell FITS.
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Mark Sanford’s Divorce Hearing Continued
U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford’s court hearing with ex-wife Jenny Sanford – scheduled for today – has been delayed, sources tell FITS. Developing …
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That’s no surprize! According to his Facebook post, he hadn’t retained a lawyer yet, or maybe with his broken engagement, Jennie got what she wanted.
Asshole of the Week! Family Court Judge Paul W. Garfinkel of Charleston South Carolina.
It will be another few weeks before a hearing can be had. Mark’s new lawyer is expected to file a counter-claim against Jenny and her far left liberal lawyers.
Yes I can just see that counter claim now!
Well yes, I cheated on my wife; and yes I abandoned my family on fathers day to be with my lover; and yes, I lied to my wife, my children and the entire state of South Carolina about where I was and what I was doing; and yes, I broke into my wife’s house when she was out of town; and yes, I have repeatedly proven myself to be a lying, cheating, low life POS, but my wife has liberal lawyers out to get me; and that’s what’s important here. Its Mark Sanford who is the victim.
Your ignorance is noted.
This is Markie’s rationale for a postponement? Jenny’s lawyers are far left liberals? That ought to fly, not.
That would be poetic justice.
SANFRAUD getting reamed by a squad of LIBERALS!
Bet Sanford and his lawyer are working overtime to have Chapur back in their camp. “The stresses, the strain, it’s all Jenny’s fault!”. Are they on their way to a Vegas wedding chapel as we speak? Elvis has left the building.
Jenny’s lawyers have been questioned if they had a GPS device placed on Marks auto?
Well, he ain’t gonna drive very much if he has to pay for the gas.
Mark trying to put it off until after the election?
“The parties have agreed to submit the issues to mediation,” Family Court Judge Daniel E. Martin, Jr. told reporters who showed up for the hearing. He said he would sign a consent order and mediation would then begin within 30 days.
Both sides have also asked to have the court record sealed and Mark Sanford’s attorney wants both sides banned from talking about it.
Martin said those requests are still before the court.
No law affords the right to seal the record in this matter. It has to remain open.
The Records Should Remain Open. Almost everything that goes on in a courtroom in South Carolina, whether it’s a criminal, civil, or family matter, is considered part of the public record. There is a presumption that the public has a right to know what happens in legal proceedings, and this issue has gone as high up as the U.S. Supreme Court, which held that the First Amendment guarantees public access to the courts.
Rule 41.1 of the South Carolina Rules Civil Procedure requires that when determining whether to seal settlement documents, in whole or in part, the court shall consider: (1) the public or professional significance of the lawsuit; (2) the perceived harm to the parties from disclosure; (3) why alternatives other than sealing the documents are not available to protect legitimate private interests as identified by this Rule; (4) why the public interest, including, but not limited to, the public health and safety, is best served by sealing the documents.
This rule also provides that in Family Court matters, the judge shall also consider whether the settlement: (1) contains material which may expose private financial matters which could adversely affect the parties; and/or (2) relates to sensitive custody issues, and shall specifically balance the special interests of the child or children involved in the family court matter.
(b) Filing Documents under seal. Should Rule 26(b)(5), SCRCP, be inapplicable, and absent another governing rule, statute, or order, any party seeking to file documents under seal shall file and serve a “Motion to Seal.” The motion shall identify, with specificity, the documents or portions of documents for which sealing is considered necessary, shall contain a non-confidential description of the documents, and shall be accompanied by a separately sealed attachment labeled “Confidential Information to be submitted to Court in Connection with the Motion to Seal.” The attachment shall contain the documents for the court to review in camera. The motion shall state the reasons why sealing is necessary, explain why less drastic alternatives to sealing will not afford adequate protection, and address the following factors:
(1) the need to ensure a fair trial;
(2) the need for witness cooperation;
(3) the reliance of the parties upon expectations of confidentiality;
(4) the public or professional significance of the lawsuit;
(5) the perceived harm to the parties from disclosure;
(6) why alternatives other than sealing the documents are not available to protect legitimate private interests as identified by this Rule; and
(7) why the public interest, including, but not limited to, the public health and safety, is best served by sealing the documents.
The burden is on the party seeking to seal documents to satisfy the court that the balance of public and private interests favors sealing the documents.
Judge Martin is not exactly the brightest bulb in the lot of Family Court Judges, either. Politics and his father (a former Circuit Court Judge) was behind his election to the bench by the notoriously corrupt SC legislature.
I remember the battles that his father had with the 9th Circuit Solicitors office. The solicitor back then was doing everything possible from behind the scenes to discredit his father and undermine him.
Good luck on those two keeping their mouths shut.
they already developed it over at The State. They opted for mediation and the ruling on sealing is delayed.
Does he still need a lawyer for mediation? Isn’t it the cheaper alternative? Is the outcome of mediation as enforceable as having the court rule?
On a different subject, and not meaning to hi-jack this thread:
Wonder why the article on COCAINE T-RAV changed the picture of him partying with his two bimbos, then disappeared into cyber-space?