Divorce Train Wrecks

Now This Is What We Call A Divorce Train Wreck

Sure, the divorce proceedings of Leroy Greer won’t be pretty. But hopefully it won’t get as ugly as Nancy Tauck v. Peter Tauck. That litigation, which has dragged on for some two years, has earned these dubious distinctions: — a new national record for the longest divorce trial ever (some 86 days and counting); — […]

By David Lat on August 16, 2007 1:55 pm

Sure, the divorce proceedings of Leroy Greer won’t be pretty.

But hopefully it won’t get as ugly as Nancy Tauck v. Peter Tauck. That litigation, which has dragged on for some two years, has earned these dubious distinctions:

— a new national record for the longest divorce trial ever (some 86 days and counting);

— $12 million in legal fees and expenses;

— allegations that the husband molested the kids and downloaded child pornography on his computer; and

— allegations that the wife made up said allegations about her husband, and planted the kiddie porn on his laptop to incriminate him.