Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Judge Delays Farmer's Divorce

  • {Kentucky}...Judge Squire Williams ruled Tuesday that lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Richie Farmer won't have to be in divorce court until after the general election, allowing Farmer and his running mate, Republican gubernatorial candidate David Williams, to avoid what could have been a huge distraction just weeks before voters head to the polls. Brian Logan, Rebecca Farmer's attotney, has argued that the former University of Kentucky basketball star has been trying to delay the trial in his divorce case, but Farmer's lawyer, Richard Guarnieri of Frankfort, denies that he has been trying to slow the case down because of the campaign nor has he done anything to delay this case. Logan, who had asked for a trial date in October if the case isn't resolved in a mediation hearing set for September 29th, says, "There are absolutely no political reasons motivating Miss Farmer. She simply wants a divorce." The judge set the case for trial on November 22nd, following the November 8th election.