U.S.’ first openly gay governor will testify at his own
divorce trial Tuesday, as he still hasn’t reached an agreement with his
estranged wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, concerning alimony and child support
payments, the division of financial assets and liabilities.
The former governor and his wife didn’t manage to negotiate
a financial settlement when they met Monday, together with their lawyers.
The child custody matters were settled after negotiations
that lasted three days. The former couple have a 6-year-old daughter, named
Jacqueline.
McGreevey refused to give details about what had been
established concerning the child’s custody, but said "she'll get a large
amount of time to spend with her parents."
McGreevey, 50, resigned in 2004 during his first term in
office following a nationally televised speech in which he admitted being “a
gay American” and also that he had had an affair with a male staffer. However,
the staffer has denied the affair and said he had only been sexually harassed by
the former governor.
McGreevey and his wife had been married for four years.
After his public statement, he moved at his boyfriend’s house and started
studying for the Episcopal priesthood.
Matos McGreevey, 41, who accused her ex-husband of using her
as a cover so that he could advance his political career, has recently appeared
on cable television as a guest analyst. Both she and her ex-husband wrote books
and promoted them on Oprah Winfrey’s show.
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