Silver Alert CT - Jennifer Dulos, 50, New Canaan, 24 May 2019 #15 *ARRESTS*

[BellaVita]

You are correct in that it’s not probable, (maybe not laughable, IMO,) that FD had any unmet needs. At least in light of all the alleged mental issues he appears to be suffering he had no feelings for anyone.
But:
JD was known to have belittled his choice in living in Farmington rather than NC. In front of the children. The better area. She had commented he was not making any/enough money and should be supporting his family. More than once according to previous posts here on WS.
So MT stepped in to feed his ego. At just about the right time.
Remember the photo op of Fore Group with the certificates of the various awards? Builder of the Year. Best House Plan, whatever they were. MT was right there with FD and several employees basking in the limelight. And deservedly so. It’s no mean feat to win that many awards whether he was funded by Hilliard Farber or not. Back then, he had made serious profit on a number of sales. And was paying back the funds that were made available through Hilliard Farber’s benevolence.
Remember FD had a finance degree, I believe it was an MBA. Prestigious school. And Hilliard Farber was a financial man as well.
FD may or may not have felt some emotional void, but knowing what I think I know about spouses that cheat, I would at least consider it as part of my strategy. Both in family court and criminal court. Shifting at least some of the “fault” i.e. reasons for cheating to JD and her mental state. That’s why NP is desperate to get all of the medical information he possibly can gather. He has to create doubt. Enough to defeat beyond reasonable doubt, the level that the prosecutor must meet and hopefully can exceed in securing a conviction.
IMO.

Great post. Thank you.

 

[enelram]

In the whole scheme of things, I'd put FD right
in there with Nigerian scammers, except he had
the looks and fake charm to do it in person.

I have 2 friends who had 4 babies in 4 yrs., both
w/ husbands who came from patriarchal families. One friend practically had a nervous
breakdown- she had little help- and barely survived the physical and mental exhaustion.

The other friend demanded and was provided
2 nannies to help w/ the children. She fared
much better but her entire life, for years, was
limited to mothering and wife-ing.

JD's life had to have been an ongoing, never ending 24/7 single parent experience.
As afitzy said, she was effectively a single parent.

I wish a local reporter (maybe afitzy ?) would
write a real life article of how FD really was as
a husband and father. Then send it to msm in
Athens, Greece. Tell the story that hasn't been told. Burst that fake bubble that FD constructed for friends back in his old country.
He was an absolute sham.
Worse than a Nigerian scammer.

 

[Midwestmom2019]

Is LE still actively searching for a body?
I keep going back to the banging noises that woke up the dogs early the next morning. She was in the drum.
Awhile back there was a true life story on tv about a murderer who placed his victim in a container and had her stored in one of those multi unit storage facilities. For YEARS. I can’t remember how they finally discovered the remains.
The world is full of weird people. I just hope she is found.

 

[Caroline Lago]

In the whole scheme of things, I'd put FD right
in there with Nigerian scammers, except he had
the looks and fake charm to do it in person.

I have 2 friends who had 4 babies in 4 yrs., both
w/ husbands who came from patriarchal families. One friend practically had a nervous
breakdown- she had little help- and barely survived the physical and mental exhaustion.

The other friend demanded and was provided
2 nannies to help w/ the children. She fared
much better but her entire life, for years, was
limited to mothering and wife-ing.

JD's life had to have been an ongoing, never ending 24/7 single parent experience.
As afitzy said, she was effectively a single parent.

I wish a local reporter (maybe afitzy ?) would
write a real life article of how FD really was as
a husband and father. Then send it to msm in
Athens, Greece. Tell the story that hasn't been told. Burst that fake bubble that FD constructed for friends back in his old country.
He was an absolute sham.
Worse than a Nigerian scammer.

Spot on! In the magazine article FD says that "I don't like to work with people that I have to micromanage"...."I get up at 4am to conduct meetings at sites..."
He was likely a tyrant with poor JD dictating how she and the kids should look, act and behave. She alluded to this in her blog. She was so fortunate to have had the financial means to leave him, unlike many women in her situation; however, as we all know, FD had the final say.

 

[enelram]

I also hope one of the current crime TV shows
like 20/20 exposes FD for what he is.
A pretend builder but really a golddigging
skammer like the fakes on Match.com-
To me this is the biggest payback the public can
inflict on FD- shame him publicly for what an absolute sham he is as a human being.
Call him out as a phoney giggolo like the
lounge lizards who prowl the bars.
Except he prowled Wall St. and Ivy league
campuses. They're all the same though.
A snake looking for his next meal.

 

[BellaVita]

I also hope one of the current crime TV shows
like 20/20 exposes FD for what he is.
A pretend builder but really a golddigging
skammer like the fakes on Match.com-
To me this is the biggest payback the public can
inflict on FD- shame him publicly for what an absolute sham he is as a human being.
Call him out as a phoney giggolo like the
lounge lizards who prowl the bars.
Except he prowled Wall St. and Ivy league
campuses. They're all the same though.
A snake looking for his next meal.

He is a predator without any integrity. A person with millions of dollars at his disposal is cheating contractors out of $20,000? Whatever we already know is the tip of the iceberg with him. I am sure that there was plenty of income that JD never knew about and was stashed away somewhere. At the same time her family is financing him. This marriage always had an expiration date in his mind. He was never committed to this marriage. He was committed to getting her money. He is not broke by any means. The foreclosures of his property is a non-issue for him. I guarantee there is plenty of cash somewhere but he can't let that be known. He will look a person in the eye and tell them he can't afford bed sheets, all the while sitting on a pile of THEIR money. The lying is pathological and beyond belief. I really don't care if JD complained to him about New Canaan vs Farmington or the money he was/wasn't bringing in. He knows how to push all the buttons. I would not be surprised if JD medical records do show diagnosis of CPTSD or other things he thought he could use to get custody.

 

[Tink56]

In the whole scheme of things, I'd put FD right
in there with Nigerian scammers, except he had
the looks and fake charm to do it in person.

I have 2 friends who had 4 babies in 4 yrs., both
w/ husbands who came from patriarchal families. One friend practically had a nervous
breakdown- she had little help- and barely survived the physical and mental exhaustion.

The other friend demanded and was provided
2 nannies to help w/ the children. She fared
much better but her entire life, for years, was
limited to mothering and wife-ing.

JD's life had to have been an ongoing, never ending 24/7 single parent experience.
As afitzy said, she was effectively a single parent.

I wish a local reporter (maybe afitzy ?) would
write a real life article of how FD really was as
a husband and father. Then send it to msm in
Athens, Greece. Tell the story that hasn't been told. Burst that fake bubble that FD constructed for friends back in his old country.
He was an absolute sham.
Worse than a Nigerian scammer.

ITA...and add to the above, JD had 5 children in roughly 5 years, was single parenting them...then, FD brought his two elderly parents who probably weren't fluent in English and a nanny whose primary language was Greek into the home. I'm exhausted typing this...

edited to amend: Petros Dulos, FD's father died in 2004, before JD's marriage to FD. I think this is correct...

 

[hivee]

He is a predator without any integrity. A person with millions of dollars at his disposal is cheating contractors out of $20,000? Whatever we already know is the tip of the iceberg with him. I am sure that there was plenty of income that JD never knew about and was stashed away somewhere. At the same time her family is financing him. This marriage always had an expiration date in his mind. He was never committed to this marriage. He was committed to getting her money. He is not broke by any means. The foreclosures of his property is a non-issue for him. I guarantee there is plenty of cash somewhere but he can't let that be known. He will look a person in the eye and tell them he can't afford bed sheets, all the while sitting on a pile of THEIR money. The lying is pathological and beyond belief. I really don't care if JD complained to him about New Canaan vs Farmington or the money he was/wasn't bringing in. He knows how to push all the buttons. I would not be surprised if JD medical records do show diagnosis of CPTSD or other things he thought he could use to get custody.

Agree, and if she had CPTSD, anxiety or depression it was probably caused by him! That’s what’s infuriating if the defense tries to use it against her. That’s exactly what abusers do, claiming the woman is mentally ill...it’s textbook.

 

[BellaVita]

You are correct in that it’s not probable, (maybe not laughable, IMO,) that FD had any unmet needs. At least in light of all the alleged mental issues he appears to be suffering he had no feelings for anyone.
But:
JD was known to have belittled his choice in living in Farmington rather than NC. In front of the children. The better area. She had commented he was not making any/enough money and should be supporting his family. More than once according to previous posts here on WS.
So MT stepped in to feed his ego. At just about the right time.
Remember the photo op of Fore Group with the certificates of the various awards? Builder of the Year. Best House Plan, whatever they were. MT was right there with FD and several employees basking in the limelight. And deservedly so. It’s no mean feat to win that many awards whether he was funded by Hilliard Farber or not. Back then, he had made serious profit on a number of sales. And was paying back the funds that were made available through Hilliard Farber’s benevolence.
Remember FD had a finance degree, I believe it was an MBA. Prestigious school. And Hilliard Farber was a financial man as well.
FD may or may not have felt some emotional void, but knowing what I think I know about spouses that cheat, I would at least consider it as part of my strategy. Both in family court and criminal court. Shifting at least some of the “fault” i.e. reasons for cheating to JD and her mental state. That’s why NP is desperate to get all of the medical information he possibly can gather. He has to create doubt. Enough to defeat beyond reasonable doubt, the level that the prosecutor must meet and hopefully can exceed in securing a conviction.
IMO.

So, I thought a lot about this point that is BBM. I don't think his ego would have been hurt by this because he knew he was getting away with a scam. He was cheating contractors, HF, JD and probably anybody he could. He had the upper hand. He was WINNING! I don't think these words would have wounded him in any way because he wasn't an honest, hard working guy trying his best to provide for his family. If the things about New Canaan vs Farmington and the not bringing in enough money comments were said to a good guy who was just struggling for a bit, it wouldn't be fair to speak to someone like that. By the time these things were said, the wheels were already falling off. MOO.

 

[afitzy]

In the whole scheme of things, I'd put FD right
in there with Nigerian scammers, except he had
the looks and fake charm to do it in person.

I have 2 friends who had 4 babies in 4 yrs., both
w/ husbands who came from patriarchal families. One friend practically had a nervous
breakdown- she had little help- and barely survived the physical and mental exhaustion.

The other friend demanded and was provided
2 nannies to help w/ the children. She fared
much better but her entire life, for years, was
limited to mothering and wife-ing.

JD's life had to have been an ongoing, never ending 24/7 single parent experience.
As afitzy said, she was effectively a single parent.

I wish a local reporter (maybe afitzy ?) would
write a real life article of how FD really was as
a husband and father. Then send it to msm in
Athens, Greece. Tell the story that hasn't been told. Burst that fake bubble that FD constructed for friends back in his old country.
He was an absolute sham.
Worse than a Nigerian scammer.

Totally agree with you about all this! JD was a single parent attempting to function the best she could in a very traditional relationship!

But the comment you made that caused me to chuckle/laugh/choke out loud was the reference to 'worse than a Nigerian scammer'.

We haven't talked about it in this particular thread (think we did in thread earlier 2 or 3 maybe?) but one of the most bizarre aspects of all of the FD litigation was when he/FORE did come in contact with a notorious Nigerian scammer on a property deal. Maybe we should dig up that court paperwork again as it was a doozy.

But when I do get discouraged with the slow timeframe of the wheels of justice turning for FD I just think back to that lawsuit and how a Nigerian scammer worked really hard to scam FD and visa versa! I just kept reading the case documents and thinking Wow, it takes one to know one!

Also, I truly wonder in all the houses that were built by FORE how many people that purchased the houses really were pleased with what they paid vs what they recieved in terms of house? Building a house or doing extensive remodeling for anyone not in the industry IMO is one of the hardest and emotionally draining rollercoaster rides that most individuals/couples/families ever undertake in their lives. Few people go into the process knowing what it will be like and while I am sure some projects are smooth sailing it just seems most have bumps in the road particularly if the budget is tight. I just really wonder if FD took advantage of this situation of stress and timeframes and tight budgets to nickle and dime/shortcut and shortchange the people that the houses were being built for? IDK.

One of the many reasons that I hope the forensic accounting work on FORE is extensive is to answer the question of what the margins involved with the houses really were and were people effectively scammed and held hostage for more money while their houses were being built? So many unanswered questions on the money associated with FORE IMO and I look forward to justice and answers. I wonder also if LE has spoken to people that went through the 'custom house' process with FD to see if they felt extorted or manipulated? My guess is that some interesting stories might emerge. What I do find interesting in looking at the bigger picture of FORE is that it seems that FD was not just satisfied to simply do the plain and simple honest work of promising and deliverying a house but instead had to push hard with extras and change orders or design change fees etc. to truly squeeze the last penny out of a project. I would truly love to see a FORE contract so if anyone happens to run into one and can post it I am sure it would make for interesting reading.

As I am thinking all things FORE today I would hope that the forensic accountants can verify all outgoing payments to Greece and any/all family related payments made over the years as IMO they were extensive. I have found it odd that of all the Dulous family members here we have not seen FD sister. Why is this the case? No sister in court and other than the oddly antiseptic letter written on behalf of her brother she has been a ghost like figure hovering in the background IMO. Perhaps she will be legally compelled to come to the US? We shall see.

We have also see the Greek company charged with maintaing the FORE website as another possible way to get funds outside the US? Many more such Greek connections exist and my hope is that the forensic accountants will puzzle through all of them and see where the Farber money was siphoned to as FD has now not shown up twice to be deposed on the civil litigation. Again, no words for the in/justice system in CT as how could this go unpunished? I hope that GF does get summary judgment in the civil litigation and is repaid what she/estate are owed so she can take that headache case off her plate. Enough is enough IMO and FD has been asked for over a year to produce financial records and has not complied.

At what point in the CT legal system will FD be held responsible for anything? We haven't seen much accountability in the family court, civil court. Very discouraging to watch and I wish the reporters on the case were doing more in terms of asking questions of the judiciary in CT but its not happening so far as I can see. IMO this is profoundly sad as FD has masterfully abused the judiciary in CT for years to avoid taking responsiblity as we so clearly saw in the case where he badly injured a woman (who was unable to work due to the accident) with his reckless and dangerous driving on I84 and then tied her up in court for years with no settlement clear in the court documents. Yep, FD crashes into some, injures them and then says 'come sue me' and PS I will never do the stand up thing and compensate you for lost wages etc. This was just a regular person going from A to B that had the misfortune of having an accident with FD and her life was irreparably changed and damaged. IMO this was a dispicable act but we have seen so many dispicable acts from FD IMO.

The good news is that the legal file on FD overall offers so much wonderful evidence that any jury would have a wonderful 'picture' as to who FD is that even if he never testifies (which I don't even No Case Norm would risk!) they will know what and who FD is. What I do find interesting is that in my experience people that do some of the things FD has done, work hard to stay out of court and they settle and scheme and try to avoid a system that documents everything. Instead in this case we have seen someone that actively uses the legal system to further their goals and punish people. We've seen it in family court with JD and we saw it in the car crash case.

MOO

 

[afitzy]

Is LE still actively searching for a body?
I keep going back to the banging noises that woke up the dogs early the next morning. She was in the drum.
Awhile back there was a true life story on tv about a murderer who placed his victim in a container and had her stored in one of those multi unit storage facilities. For YEARS. I can’t remember how they finally discovered the remains.
The world is full of weird people. I just hope she is found.

Not sure about Farmington but no visible searching in NC. My suspicion is that LE is putting together the puzzle of CCTV, cell phone dumps and forensic evidence and that is hugely complicated and labor intensive task IMO.

 

[Midwestmom2019]

In the whole scheme of things, I'd put FD right
in there with Nigerian scammers, except he had
the looks and fake charm to do it in person.

I have 2 friends who had 4 babies in 4 yrs., both
w/ husbands who came from patriarchal families. One friend practically had a nervous
breakdown- she had little help- and barely survived the physical and mental exhaustion.

The other friend demanded and was provided
2 nannies to help w/ the children. She fared
much better but her entire life, for years, was
limited to mothering and wife-ing.

JD's life had to have been an ongoing, never ending 24/7 single parent experience.
As afitzy said, she was effectively a single parent.

I wish a local reporter (maybe afitzy ?) would
write a real life article of how FD really was as
a husband and father. Then send it to msm in
Athens, Greece. Tell the story that hasn't been told. Burst that fake bubble that FD constructed for friends back in his old country.
He was an absolute sham.
Worse than a Nigerian scammer.

Nigerian scammer comes to mind in the Mackenzie Lueck case from SLC, Utah. Another Nigerian prince.

 

[FunkyMonkey]

Teenagers. Preteenagers. Many times we let them get a little feel for driving. Not in the middle of Manhattan. But on sparsely traveled roads connecting home sites several acres apart. Or empty parking lots.
No big deal. Porsche or pickup truck. Same.

I grew up the same way, but a Porsche is so much different than a pickup. I’ve driven both and most pickups don’t take off like a rocket haha. Even if the older kid was capable of driving the Porsche with supervision... you don’t do this with littles in the back seat. That was incredibly stupid and was just done to upset Jennifer further. MOO

 

[afitzy]

ITA...and add to the above, JD had 5 children in roughly 5 years, was single parenting them...then, FD brought his two elderly parents who probably weren't fluent in English and a nanny whose primary language was Greek into the home. I'm exhausted typing this...

edited to amend: Petros Dulos, FD's father died in 2004, before JD's marriage to FD. I think this is correct...

When you write it simply like this its clear that FD just kept adding obstacles to make JD's life harder and harder.

If you recall the old cartoon about Wiley Coyote and Road Runner, FD as Wiley was constantly trying to stop/hinder/make life harder for Road Runner. Thing is that Road Runner had more energy, was more cunning, and was clearly smarter and just kept on winning. Issue is that its exhausting in real life to be road runner and the toll on mental health from what she was experiencing was very very real and quite painful to experience.

As you said, 5 children in 5 years and what does FD do to make things easier? Bring over infirm and aging parents and then says PS I know you need help and here is the perfect person but PSS she doesn't speak english but I can translate?! Get real! JD was drowning in child care 24/7 and the 'help' didn't have ability to communicate with her directly? FD did JD no favors ever so far as the family court records show but my sense is that he never tried to do her any favors but rather sought to break her down and make things harder all the while no doubt criticising any efforts made on the parenting front. Whole situation IMO was profounding heartbreaking as for awhile JD no doubt thought she was losing her mind all the while she was working 24/7 as a perfectionist to please everyone. Emotional terrorism is awful to watch and sadly friends and families usually don't see it as it happens behind closed doors.

 

[BellaVita]

Totally agree with you about all this! JD was a single parent attempting to function the best she could in a very traditional relationship!

But the comment you made that caused me to chuckle/laugh/choke out loud was the reference to 'worse than a Nigerian scammer'.

We haven't talked about it in this particular thread (think we did in thread earlier 2 or 3 maybe?) but one of the most bizarre aspects of all of the FD litigation was when he/FORE did come in contact with a notorious Nigerian scammer on a property deal. Maybe we should dig up that court paperwork again as it was a doozy.

But when I do get discouraged with the slow timeframe of the wheels of justice turning for FD I just think back to that lawsuit and how a Nigerian scammer worked really hard to scam FD and visa versa! I just kept reading the case documents and thinking Wow, it takes one to know one!

Also, I truly wonder in all the houses that were built by FORE how many people that purchased the houses really were pleased with what they paid vs what they recieved in terms of house? Building a house or doing extensive remodeling for anyone not in the industry IMO is one of the hardest and emotionally draining rollercoaster rides that most individuals/couples/families ever undertake in their lives. Few people go into the process knowing what it will be like and while I am sure some projects are smooth sailing it just seems most have bumps in the road particularly if the budget is tight. I just really wonder if FD took advantage of this situation of stress and timeframes and tight budgets to nickle and dime/shortcut and shortchange the people that the houses were being built for? IDK.

One of the many reasons that I hope the forensic accounting work on FORE is extensive is to answer the question of what the margins involved with the houses really were and were people effectively scammed and held hostage for more money while their houses were being built? So many unanswered questions on the money associated with FORE IMO and I look forward to justice and answers. I wonder also if LE has spoken to people that went through the 'custom house' process with FD to see if they felt extorted or manipulated? My guess is that some interesting stories might emerge. What I do find interesting in looking at the bigger picture of FORE is that it seems that FD was not just satisfied to simply do the plain and simple honest work of promising and deliverying a house but instead had to push hard with extras and change orders or design change fees etc. to truly squeeze the last penny out of a project. I would truly love to see a FORE contract so if anyone happens to run into one and can post it I am sure it would make for interesting reading.

As I am thinking all things FORE today I would hope that the forensic accountants can verify all outgoing payments to Greece and any/all family related payments made over the years as IMO they were extensive. I have found it odd that of all the Dulous family members here we have not seen FD sister. Why is this the case? No sister in court and other than the oddly antiseptic letter written on behalf of her brother she has been a ghost like figure hovering in the background IMO. Perhaps she will be legally compelled to come to the US? We shall see.

We have also see the Greek company charged with maintaing the FORE website as another possible way to get funds outside the US? Many more such Greek connections exist and my hope is that the forensic accountants will puzzle through all of them and see where the Farber money was siphoned to as FD has now not shown up twice to be deposed on the civil litigation. Again, no words for the in/justice system in CT as how could this go unpunished? I hope that GF does get summary judgment in the civil litigation and is repaid what she/estate are owed so she can take that headache case off her plate. Enough is enough IMO and FD has been asked for over a year to produce financial records and has not complied.

At what point in the CT legal system will FD be held responsible for anything? We haven't seen much accountability in the family court, civil court. Very discouraging to watch and I wish the reporters on the case were doing more in terms of asking questions of the judiciary in CT but its not happening so far as I can see. IMO this is profoundly sad as FD has masterfully abused the judiciary in CT for years to avoid taking responsiblity as we so clearly saw in the case where he badly injured a woman (who was unable to work due to the accident) with his reckless and dangerous driving on I84 and then tied her up in court for years with no settlement clear in the court documents. Yep, FD crashes into some, injures them and then says 'come sue me' and PS I will never do the stand up thing and compensate you for lost wages etc. This was just a regular person going from A to B that had the misfortune of having an accident with FD and her life was irreparably changed and damaged. IMO this was a dispicable act but we have seen so many dispicable acts from FD IMO.

The good news is that the legal file on FD overall offers so much wonderful evidence that any jury would have a wonderful 'picture' as to who FD is that even if he never testifies (which I don't even No Case Norm would risk!) they will know what and who FD is. What I do find interesting is that in my experience people that do some of the things FD has done, work hard to stay out of court and they settle and scheme and try to avoid a system that documents everything. Instead in this case we have seen someone that actively uses the legal system to further their goals and punish people. We've seen it in family court with JD and we saw it in the car crash case.

MOO

And what is up with a divorce ongoing for 2 years and no financial disclosure? In most states it is 30-60 days from filing of a divorce that you are required to produce this. Was there ever a contempt motion filed by JD attorney? One of the remedies is jail time. But JD attorney would have to ask for it. FD did not want a divorce, plain and simple. But it wasn't up to him. Still not holding her divorce attorney in very high esteem. I don't think he had any idea what he was doing or how to move things along.

 

[enelram]

One of the important hallmarks of a 'good builder' is the terrific reviews past customers
provide as testimonials in writing.

I haven't seen much other than from his croney
in Rhode Island who was also a lender of funds
for FD.

The aftermath of shady, money grubbing builders is the period after the home is complete and occupied for the first 3-4 years. Then the
problems are that the builder has no staff or
subs to send out to correct the myriad of problems that inevitably surface. Subs who were shorted in payment won't want to do any more corrective work for FD, and he probably
didn't have staff on the payroll to handle this.
these builders are a nightmare to deal with.
Brand new homes have many, many usually
small issues that show up after completion and
occupancy.
also subs who weren't fully paid sometimes do
destructive things to a builder's home that
shorted them but these things may not show up till homeowner is moved in. (Like dumping
concrete down drains and not clearing it out).

I'd love to talk to people living in his homes as
I'm sure we'd get an earful of complaints.

 

[Canchance]

So, I thought a lot about this point that is BBM. I don't think his ego would have been hurt by this because he knew he was getting away with a scam. He was cheating contractors, HF, JD and probably anybody he could. He had the upper hand. He was WINNING! I don't think these words would have wounded him in any way because he wasn't an honest, hard working guy trying his best to provide for his family. If the things about New Canaan vs Farmington and the not bringing in enough money comments were said to a good guy who was just struggling for a bit, it wouldn't be fair to speak to someone like that. By the time these things were said, the wheels were already falling off. MOO.

And even if his manhood and ego were hurt - doesn’t mean that the things she said weren’t totally true. Spouses need to call each other out on their bull$&2t. If they don’t, who else will.

 

[Chicago54]

When you write it simply like this its clear that FD just kept adding obstacles to make JD's life harder and harder.

If you recall the old cartoon about Wiley Coyote and Road Runner, FD as Wiley was constantly trying to stop/hinder/make life harder for Road Runner. Thing is that Road Runner had more energy, was more cunning, and was clearly smarter and just kept on winning. Issue is that its exhausting in real life to be road runner and the toll on mental health from what she was experiencing was very very real and quite painful to experience.

As you said, 5 children in 5 years and what does FD do to make things easier? Bring over infirm and aging parents and then says PS I know you need help and here is the perfect person but PSS she doesn't speak english but I can translate?! Get real! JD was drowning in child care 24/7 and the 'help' didn't have ability to communicate with her directly? FD did JD no favors ever so far as the family court records show but my sense is that he never tried to do her any favors but rather sought to break her down and make things harder all the while no doubt criticising any efforts made on the parenting front. Whole situation IMO was profounding heartbreaking as for awhile JD no doubt thought she was losing her mind all the while she was working 24/7 as a perfectionist to please everyone. Emotional terrorism is awful to watch and sadly friends and families usually don't see it as it happens behind closed doors.

And then the blow of, by the way, ‘you’re an awful wife and lover, so I’ve brought in a side-piece.’

 

[Jmoose]

He is a predator without any integrity. A person with millions of dollars at his disposal is cheating contractors out of $20,000? Whatever we already know is the tip of the iceberg with him. I am sure that there was plenty of income that JD never knew about and was stashed away somewhere. At the same time her family is financing him. This marriage always had an expiration date in his mind. He was never committed to this marriage. He was committed to getting her money. He is not broke by any means. The foreclosures of his property is a non-issue for him. I guarantee there is plenty of cash somewhere but he can't let that be known. He will look a person in the eye and tell them he can't afford bed sheets, all the while sitting on a pile of THEIR money. The lying is pathological and beyond belief. I really don't care if JD complained to him about New Canaan vs Farmington or the money he was/wasn't bringing in. He knows how to push all the buttons. I would not be surprised if JD medical records do show diagnosis of CPTSD or other things he thought he could use to get custody.

Cheating his subcontractors probably is what he used for “walkin’ around money”, as we call it.

 

[enelram]

I have some suspicions about where MT wanted
to spend time before her hearing.
Everytime I look at her booking photo I can't but think she's a junkie.
And the place she requested to stay, she lived
there when she was 15-
Maybe it's a Rehab Facility.
Would also explain her hanging tight with
FD and other high flying globe trotting jocks.
I wonder.....