My sister is an attorney who's been involved in countless property disputes. According to her, the girlfriend was instigator of the whole thing. She based her conclusion on -
- The girlfriend's Argentine and may not be aware of how US laws and LE work.
- She has a sketchy, grift-y background, the ski resort baby daddy who didn't marry her.
- Her mother is also sketchy, having a suspected psych counselor for taking kickbacks. In S. FL, this likely means accepting payment from patients for prescriptions.
- Her willingness to move into a married woman's house for the purpose of provoking her to leave (very strongarm move).
- The husband had a great lifestyle married to Jennifer, what does he gain by divorcing her?
- The girlfriend most likely wanted Jen's lifestyle. Mostly the money. Both could then move to Greece or Argentina and live like kings.
- Common Spanish saying - Money is the cheapest way to solve problems. In this case, as I mentioned before, MT and JD expected Jennifer to be so humiliated that they expected a quick settlement offer. Along the lines of - How much will it cost for you leave and give up all custodial rights to children. (How it would happen in Latin America)
- Instead, JD/MT ended up in protracted tit-for-tat custodial battle. (Americans love the courts!)
- Her view of custody battles may have included that a disappearing wife, meant the husband automatically gets full custody.
Just our opinion, we await additional evidence.
Also: Don't expect the girlfriend to give up the body to until after her lawyer gets her the best deal possible.