ATL Divorce court: Whitfield vs. Whitfield

January 7, 2009 No Comments

ATLien Sheree Whitfield, best known for her rascaling with NeNe on the hit Bravo show “Real Housewives of Atlanta” is ordering a do-over in her divorce settlement with former Atlanta Falcons player Bob Whitfield. Not only is she appealing the case, which she lost, to the Georgia Supreme Court, but her attorneys argue that she is incapable of earning an income, thus need Bob’s.
Bob Whitfield has a state-of-the-art recording studio that has had major stars come through such as Toni Braxton, Goodie Mob, OutKast and even Rick Springsteen.
Sheree’s side of things is basically saying that because of her lack of education and inability to earn a living, the court abused its discretion by not awarding alimony and then ordering her and the children out of their $2.6 million home in Sandy Springs.
The mathmatics of the case is based on the money that Bob earned as an NFL player, where his last contract was for $30 million (including an $8 million signing bonus).
But is Sheree after PatchWerk, his recording studio located on Hemphill Ave, in the ATL? It is the only asset that Bob has that is actually pulling in revenue.
While Bob only claims that he makes $50,000 a year through the studio, the client list begs to differ (perhaps add another 0 on to that).
Despite being a full-time mother, Sheree found time to manager her clothing boutique, “Bella Azul,” which quickly went under under her oversight, her attorneys point out. With only a high school diploma, no marketable job skills and employment prospects, Sheree has painted a picture far different from the one she portrayed on “Real Housewives”.

She didn’t walk away from the deal without a dime though: She was awarded $2,142.87 a month in child support for the couple’s two kids. She also was given more than $1.1 million in a marital property division, a lump sum payment of $775,000 and portions of three NFL retirement programs which total about $113,422 annually.But no alimony.
Is this enough, or does she deserve more?