This is a rather uncomfortable story because it involves divorce and the breaking up of a familyand things are starting to get messy. As Kaiser discussed in June, Jane Lynch and her spouse of three years, Dr. Lara Embry, filed for divorce. The two married on Memorial Day in 2010 in Massachusetts, and it was a pretty big deal because Jane was an outspoken advocate for gay marriage rights.
Sadly, I think people are beginning to realize that no matter what one’s sexual persuasion happens to be, marriage can be difficult to maintain. This is particularly sad because Jane was step mother to Lara’s daugher, Haden Collette Ryan-Embry. While Lara cannot ask for child support for her daughter, she has asked the court for spousal support, and Jane has already preemptively fought against such a request. Uh-oh:
Jane Lynch’s estranged wife Lara Embry is asking for attorney fees to be paid for by the Glee star, along with spousal support.
Lynch, 53, who has been separated from Embry since February, had sought in divorce papers to terminate the court’s jurisdiction to award spousal support to her ex. Embry’s requests came in her response filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Lynch said in July that their breakup is “not dramatic,” adding, “It’s not a horrible thing. … It’s two people who just decide it’s better to go apart than stay together.”
The actress wed the psychologist in Massachusetts in May 2010 and filed for domestic partnership in California days later.
[From People]
Basically, this divorce is getting ugly, and as much as celebrities always like to claim their splits are “amicable,” that’s obviously not the truth in most cases. This case is quite different than Melissa Ethridge’s infamous child support battle with Tammy Lynn, but it still looks bad that Jane thinks her soon-to-be-ex-wife doesn’t deserve anything at all.
At this point in her career, Jane certainly makes a lot more money than Lara, so I would hope that Jane at least has to help out with Lara’s attorney fees. As for spousal support, they probably haven’t been married long enough (there’s usually a mythical 10-year requirement to satisfy) to warrant such an award, but a judge has discretion to award support. I hope this case gets resolved quickly and without too much drama.
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