It often seems that bad relationship luck follows reality stars and celebrities around like an inescapable black cloud. The divorce between Real Housewives of New York’s Jules Wainstein and her soon-to-be-ex Michael Wainstein is no exception. This July, Michael served Jules with divorce papers after the two officially decided to end their marriage.
Trouble in Paradise
Long before Jules was served her divorce papers, trouble was brewing between the couple. Though it can be hard to determine the exact circumstances of any marital dispute, sources have reported that Jules and Michael were already estranged when Jules called the police because she felt threatened by the manner in which Michael was speaking to her. Though no arrests were made, it seems that the situation was definitely symbolic of the status of their relationship.
A source close to the couple explained that Jules and Michael had been married for eight years before Jules caught Michael cheating on her. “They were having issues before the show but I think pressure from filming clearly put a strain on the marriage. It brought things to a head. This divorce is contentious and it’s going to be ongoing.”
Other Legal Troubles
In addition to the divorce papers she recently received, Jules is also coping with a lien for refusing to pay $25,000 in bills related to her luxury condo in New York prior to her marriage to Michael. The Board of Managers of Apthorp Condominium filed a lien against Jules for a total of $25,243.75 that she has yet to address.
Jules is addressing her legal issues by hiring the firm Aronson Mayefsky and Sloan to represent her contested divorce. The same legal practice represented Bethenny Frankel, another Real Housewives star, during her own divorce. Since Jules’ divorce is contested, she and Michael will be relying upon a judge to determine division of assets, allocation of debts, alimony, child support, and child custody. If the sources close to this story are right, the divorce papers probably won’t be the only papers to be served to Jules and Michael.
