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| Deion Sanders and Pilar Sanders |
NFL broadcaster and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and ex-wife Pilar Sanders are back in court Tuesday to resolve issues related to their divorce, which was finalized in June 2013.
A civil suit filed by the former pro athlete alleging defamation by his ex-wife over information she posted on social media is also pending. District Judge Ray Wheless had denied a motion earlier this year to dismiss that suit. He also ordered that all the posts be deleted. That case is scheduled to go to trial in October.
As part of the divorce, Deion Sanders was awarded full custody of the couple’s three children. Pilar Sanders had regular visitation with them.
Back in December, Pilar Sanders was found in contempt of court after the judge found she had violated that visitation schedule.
She had refused to turn over the children, even after deputy constables showed up at her home to get them. Sanders, who appeared in court without an attorney, claimed at that time that she didn’t recognize the jurisdiction of the court. She was sentenced to seven days in jail and lost all visitation rights to her children.
Pilar Sanders has since gotten her visitation rights reinstated. And she now has representation. Her attorney, Bobbie Edmonds, has filed a motion for contempt against Deion Sanders and a motion to modify the custody case.
Deion Sanders is being represented by attorney Rick Robertson.
Both parties are in private discussions now to see what can be resolved without intervention from the judge.
The divorce case was sealed more than three years ago from the public eye. It’s unclear what information, if any, will come out of today’s closed-door discussions. (SOURCE)
Updated: All of the negotiations were done behind closed doors on Tuesday. No resolution was reached. Both sides called it quits just after 3 p.m. The case will be continued.
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