Irey to Divorce

IREY TO DIVORCE

May 9, 2008

Washington-When we marry we expect that we have found our soulmate, the one that will help make our life complete. So it should be with sorrow that any of us look upon the divorce of another. It is outward acknowledgement of the destruction of a dream.

Whatever the reason, the pending divorce of Washington County Commissioner Diana Irey will be the subject of much deliberation and discussion. She is oneof the county’s most well known figures and arguably one of the most attractive women in the county.

Her face has graced billboards and she has never been shy about combining her sexuality and her conservative values into a potent combination at the ballot box. But all along, she has emphasied her children and her husband, Robert.

Many observers looked at their relationship with envy, but those that were in position to look closer believed that this sad day would eventually come.

She is claiming that the marriage is “irretrievably broken”. She is seeking reasonable contributions from her husband regarding their three children including post-secondary educational costs.

She is seeking that the court enter an order awarding her the payment of legal fees, costs and expenses by her husband as it states “Plaintiff (Irey) is without adequate resources to pay the above-mentioned legal and expert fees and expenses related to this action”

She also claims that she “lacks sufficient resources to provide for herself through this litigation” and that she will need alimony to “adequately maintain herself”. Irey also states that her husband’s sources of income and earning capacity are considerably greater than her own.

She is also seeking primary custody of their three children. Irey claims that the couple has been seperated since March 13, 2008.

Irey’s husband is the head of CLI corporation which has been involved in coal washeries in India, arms contracts in Iraq and business dealings in China. Though it is not public, the estate of Dale Stoffel estimated the worth of CLI in the millions.

But the company was apparently rocked by the alleged failure to capitlize on a contract for $300 million dollars in Iraq. The money that was to be paid for rearming the 1st Iraqi Armored Brigade among other things, was sent to Lebanon aboard a plane to a “middle man”. After this happened the company is believed to have failed to collect the money due to the internal corruption in Iraq.

Regardless, Robert Irey has continued to have dealings around the United States and abroad as a successful businessman. That is most likely the basis of Diana Irey’s seeking ailmony in the upcoming case.