| Okay we leave 2008 talking about the Real | | | | she could not keep up a 2.6 million dollar home if she is |
| Housewives of Atlanta and we bring in 2009 talking | | | | not doing a good job managing money. |
| about them but talk we must! Good Greif! The | | | | Bob Whitfield was rewarded nearly all of the real |
| airwaves in Atlanta are all abuzz about the divorce | | | | estate, including four homes and the recording studio. |
| settlement of former Atlanta Falcon Bob Whitfield and | | | | Her lawyers have appealed the divorce settlement, |
| Atlanta Housewives’ Sheree Whitfield. Sheree was | | | | which has been denied by the lower courts in Georgia |
| famous for saying she was holding out for a 7-figure | | | | so now they have appealed to the Supreme Court. |
| divorce settlement. Well everyone is weighing in on | | | | Now here is the part that many people are taking |
| that settlement and Sheree's decision to appeal the | | | | issue with. Her appeal is based on the following, that |
| settlement and how her lawyer portrayed her in the | | | | she has a lack of education and inability to earn |
| divorce hearings. | | | | income. In addition, the courts abused its discretion by |
| The settlement seems fair by all standards to | | | | not awarding alimony. She feels that her husband will |
| everyone but Sheree and her lawyer. She might not | | | | always earn money because he is a sophisticated |
| have gotten a straight full 7 figure settlement but by | | | | businessman with investment properties in Costa Rica, |
| the time you add up what she got it is in the low 7 | | | | California and Atlanta. He has recently returned to |
| figures thus the reason for Sheree's disappointment. | | | | Stanford University to enhance his earning power. |
| Here is the breakdown of the settlement. She was | | | | Okay first of all our issue with all of this is why on |
| awarded custody of their two children, child support of | | | | earth would you say you have an inability to earn |
| $2142.87 a month, a division of the martial property | | | | income. Are you handicapped in some way, shape or |
| totaling more than $1.1 million including a lump sum of | | | | form? No. Call it what it is laziness! You don't want to |
| $775,000 and she also receives an additional $113,422 | | | | work, which was obvious by the way she handled her |
| a year from the divorce. It’s unclear if the child | | | | clothing line debut. She wants to run around attending |
| support is included in the $113,422 annual amount. She | | | | lunches & spa dates while everyone else does all |
| will also receive half of the martial portions of three | | | | the work. Hence why her clothing line debut was a |
| NFL retirement plans. But the court did not award | | | | complete disaster. Okay our next issue when has a |
| alimony, which is the base of her appeal. Keep in mind | | | | lack of education ever stopped anyone from earning |
| that Sheree and Bob were together 14 years but only | | | | income? Must we remind Sheree of Bill Gates and |
| married 3 of those years. | | | | Ted Turner? Both are wealthy with only a high school |
| To me this is a nice settlement except that Sheree did | | | | diploma. Her arguments’ are senseless and without |
| not get to keep her 2.6 million dollar home. Which is | | | | merit. And finally if you want to be a sophisticated |
| strange considering that most of the time judges will | | | | businessperson take some of the $113,422 and go |
| not make women with kids give up their home. But it | | | | back to school. What is stopping her from learning? |
| seems practical since Sheree has no sense of money | | | | Her appeal to the Supreme Court makes her look |
| giving her shopping habits on the television show. She | | | | greedy and dumber than a 5th grader. How can you |
| had a penchant for not looking at the price tag of | | | | devalue your own worth? And didn’t you get |
| things. Well you better start looking at tags or you will | | | | yourself on the "Real Housewives" television show |
| be in bankruptcy court next. Besides I’m sure that | | | | that is creating income Sheree! Case closed…NEXT! |