ORLANDO, Fla. – An ongoing separation dispute between U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., and his former wife, Lolita, was discussed Monday in an Orange County courtroom.
A judge ruled their marriage void in July after it was discovered that Lolita Grayson was already married when she had a marriage ceremony with Grayson in 1990.
Grayson's attorney told the judge that the congressman has waited long enough to receive important financial documents that he left inside the family home when he moved out. The court had previously ordered the documents to be returned. The judge ruled Monday that the documents must be handed over within 20 days.
The judge also ordered Lolita Grayson to return an African mask collection to Alan Grayson within 10 days. Lolita Grayson said in court that she was going to return them in August, but her attorney died on the day the return was scheduled.
"As I said, now that she has -- I think this is her fifth lawyer now, and with the death of her prior lawyer, we now have someone to talk to, and we are hoping to reignite those discussions," said Alan Grayson's attorney, Kenneth Morse. "I just don't think she wants to cooperate. I think this is very emotional for her and very frustrating. This is not the first hearing we've had."
Lolita Grayson and her attorney declined to speak with News 6 after the hearing.
Morse said a financial agreement has yet to be made.