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Promoting Sundown’s Jeff Lazkani responded to his spouse Chelsea’s divorce submitting, alleging that she “struck” him within the face and claiming some “private belongings” went lacking for the reason that break up.
Chelsea filed final month earlier than reviews surfaced that he allegedly cheated. The exes share two youngsters collectively, a three-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son.
PEOPLE obtained courtroom docs – reportedly filed on April 2 – displaying that Jeff additionally wishes the divorce attributable to irreconcilable variations.
In a written declaration to the courtroom, the 40-year-old accused his estranged spouse of “exhibiting suspicious habits,” alleging a few of his “private belongings” had been taken or disappeared from their house after she filed in March.
His declaration claims she “struck” Jeff “within the face in an aggressive method, breaking his glasses and inflicting a small lower on the facet of his face.”
Jeff alleged that neither of them ought to reside on the Manhattan Seaside home, mentioning that he’s the first proprietor. He claimed she “provokes” him after which “information him in an try and catch him overreacting to her.”
He additionally alleged she was “bodily aggressive” each earlier than and after the divorce submitting, and she or he “put in a lock on the first bed room to” his “exclusion, remotely screens his entry to the property, and information him on the property.”
He’s requesting “unique use and possession of” the home, bought in 2018 for $2.9 million. Jeff claimed he thinks it’s presently price $4.2 million, and he holds a property reimbursement declare of $2.1 million for this property after utilizing it towards his down cost.
Per courtroom docs, Jeff alleged he was “shocked” to find the divorce submitting by a textual content from TMZ, and Chelsea by no means responded when he instantly messaged her about it. He claimed he later found that Chelsea opened an unbiased checking account amid her submitting.
He alleged Chelsea’s brother started sleeping on the home with out informing Jeff, and the final time Jeff slept on the home was the day he realized about her divorce submitting.
His response claimed that some possessions went lacking since their breakup, together with a shawl “left to him by” a late household matriarch, a spare key for his car, and his dad’s hat. He claimed Chelsea admitted to transferring a Rolex after Jeff couldn’t find it when he requested the place it was. She “has additionally been sneaking across the property and tried” to enter his room “when she thought he was not house,” he alleged.
He’s asking that Chelsea have two days to take what she wants from the house, however she ought to solely get a two-hour timeframe to do it. Jeff additionally requests the presence of a “impartial get together” to assist the exes divide any possessions of dispute.
Jeff mentioned he’s “already paying and agrees to proceed to pay the mortgage, utilities, and another encumbrances” for the home, and he has not slept of their major suite with Chelsea since quickly after the delivery of their youngster due to “post-pregnancy discomforts and sleep schedules.”
He claimed he beforehand instructed transferring again to the bed room, however Chelsea “refused” after she grew “accustomed to her personal sleep area.” In accordance with Jeff, Chelsea has choices for different housing, and she will dwell along with her good friend Savannah who lives shut by – or she will keep at an Airbnb.
He provided a duplicate of his buy settlement for the home from 2018 and a mortgage estimate itemizing solely him because the applicant.
Jeff connected texts he allegedly despatched her, calling out that she filed with out informing him, and asking the place his spare secret’s and why she tried to get in his room after “avoiding me since yesterday.” She seemingly didn’t reply.
He didn’t make requests relating to youngster assist, per his response, and he needs them each to pay for their very own lawyer charges.
Jeff mentioned he doesn’t need the courtroom to grant both himself or Chelsea spousal assist (regardless of her request for it), and he should type out his money owed and property property acquired earlier than the wedding and following the separation. He requests this be separate from Chelsea.
In accordance with Radar On-line, Jeff agreed that the divorce is important – and he’s okay with splitting custody. He requested an order that Chelsea be restrained from relocating, destroying, or eradicating private property from the home.
Although a choose denied his emergency request, he’s allowed to current the movement at a later date.
