Nevada governor’s divorce trial set for December
RENO, Nev. — The pending divorce between Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons and the state’s first lady is headed for a courtroom after hours-long settlement talks failed Wednesday and a judge set a trial date for Dec. 28.
The two sides have been arguing over the governor’s assertions that his estranged wife is trying to destroy his political career, and Dawn Gibbons’ claims that he’s conspired to keep her from getting a job.
Jim Gibbons, a Republican, is up for re-election next fall.
The governor filed for divorce in May 2008. Dawn Gibbons has accused her husband of having affairs with two married Reno women — allegations he denies.
Lawyers for both sides met in a closed courtroom in Reno throughout the morning and early afternoon Wednesday.
“There’s no settlement,” said Cal Dunlap, Dawn Gibbons’ lawyer, as he left the courtroom. “We’re going to trial.”
Gary Silverman, a Reno lawyer representing the governor in the divorce case, declined comment. The first lady would only say that she believed her lawyer was doing a good job.
A new settlement offer filed by Silverman said the governor has offered to pay $2,000 in monthly alimony.
Gibbons also offered to give her the couple’s Reno home, which has a net value of $722,000. In exchange, the governor would maintain ownership of ranch land in Nevada’s Elko County that the couple bought in 2007 for $575,000.
Dawn Gibbons aims to humiliate her husband by dragging out the divorce into next year’s election campaign, Silverman said in the filing.
The governor has fought throughout the divorce proceedings to keep most of the court filings sealed.
Recent polls have shown Gibbons’ voter approval rating in the low teens. He already has at least two GOP primary challengers, former U.S. District Judge Brian Sandoval and former North Las Vegas Mayor Mike Montandon.
Rory Reid, a Clark County commissioner and the son of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, formally launched a bid for the Democratic nomination on Wednesday.
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