EXCLUSIVE: Gary Coleman's Ex-Wife Continues Legal Fight With His Family
Posted on Aug 25, 2010 @ 07:45AM
Gary Coleman’s ex-wife Shannon Price continues her fight against his parents and his former manager Anna Gray who are objecting Price’s claim to a common law marriage with the late Diff'rent Strokes star.
In legal documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Price’s lawyers say the Colemans and Gray have no basis for their filings and ask for the court to throw them out.
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“As such, and pursuant to the arguments made in Petitioner’s Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment, Petitioner avers that neither the Colemans or Anna Gray have standing or the right to intervene in Petitioner’s common law marriage determination,” the papers read.
“Petitioner also requests that the Court strike the responsive pleadings filed by the Colemans and Anna Gray as they relate to the Petition.”
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Utah’s common law marriage code states that five conditions have to be met: both parties are of legal marriage age and are able to give consent, are capable of being married, live(d) together as man and wife, assume(d) marital responsibilities and duties, and “held themselves out” as husband and wife and others perceive(d) them to be married.
Shannon’s lawyer listed in the documents that: the couple continued a “romantic relationship” even after the divorce, they attended to each others physical, emotional and welfare needs, filed joint taxes, celebrated holidays together and jointly owned and shared personal property.
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“Why do they have the right to object? Shannon and Gary are the only two people who had a common law marriage,” Price’s lawyer Todd Bradford told RadarOnline.com exclusively.
“This is between Gary and Shannon and not just anyone can come in and contest the petition. They don’t have the standing to be a part of the petition.
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“This is a common law marriage between Shannon and Gary and it’s a different matter than the probate case for the estate. Yes, it has an effect on it, but they’re still two separate actions.”
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Jun 14, 2010 @ 17:00
Gary Coleman didn't want to re-marry that skank PRICE. She is after his pension and anything else she can
take or steal from him! If he wanted to marry her he would have.
Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:15am
I cannot understand for the life of me why an independent autopsy wasn't performed on Gary.
Worse, why are they allowing PRICE to lie over and over again without charging her with anything?
Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:12am
Gary Coleman had plenty of time to marry PRICE if he wanted to. Instead he left EVERYTHING to a woman who really loved him and her name is ANNA GRAY. A woman of CHARACTER who wouldn't hurt or murder him!
Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:10am
A man who wants to be married will marry duhhh.. Gary didn't want her sorry as* anymore and she got rid of him hoping to claim common law marriage. She was too dumb to read Utah's full common law requirements!
Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:09am
Utah law require common law marriages to be filed in Court by two LIVE people, before it can be valid.
This woman may have murdered the man because he wouldn't marry her sorry as*
Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:07am
Price name fits her well. Seems like she'll do anything if the PRICE is right. She wants the man's pension because he wouldn't marry her sorry ass!
Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:05am
Utah's law states a common law marriage must also be filed with the court and if he wanted Price to have anything he would've married her before she killed him!
Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:02am
For whatever reason he stayed with her. It was not proven she killed him so rightfully everything should be hers, unless otherwise stated by a will.
Posted Fri, 08/27/2010 - 7:47pm
She killed him. I don't think you can be a common law wife AFTER being divorced. Look into legal precedent lawyers!!!
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 11:10am
I sure hope that the other lawyers show the order of protection Gary took out on Shannon to keep her away. Doesn't sound like he wanted to even be near her!
Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 11:04am