Earlier this year former daytime talk show host Wendy Williams' ex husband, Kevin Hunter, launched a battle to restore his alimony payments after Wendy's court appointed guardian abruptly cut him off [click here if you missed that].
Kevin files a complaint against Wendy's guardian accusing her of practicing law without a license...
From The Sun
WENDY Williams' ex Kevin Hunter filed a complaint about her guardian with the Grievance Committee alleging she was "practicing law without a license" in his divorce from his famous spouse.
In documents exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun, Kevin took issue with Wendy's guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, for her conduct in a New Jersey divorce court.
The complaint filed by Kevin in October alleged Wendy's New York guardian had presented herself to the Jersey court "as a 'pro se' litigant in my Motion to Enforce Litigants Rights Case in New Jersey."
"Ms. Morrissey is not and has not been legally appointed as Guardian of my ex-wife in New Jersey, yet Ms. Morrissey has filed motions, cross motions, and responses to motions, as well as testified in court in a jurisdiction that she has no legal standing.
"Ms. Morrissey is practicing law without a license in the State of New Jersey," Kevin alleged.
In response, Wendy's guardian shot back explaining she was "appointed Temporary Guardian for [Wendy] by Hon. Lisa A. Sokoloff in Supreme Court, New York County."
"I thereafter appeared pro se in place of [Wendy] in New Jersey litigation brought by Mr. Hunter to collect payment from [Wendy] in their previously settled divorce proceeding."
Sabrina then claimed, "I have never appeared as an attorney in any Court for my ward, Wendy Williams Hunter."
Sabrina cited a New Jersey Court Rule that stated, "A person not qualifying to practice pursuant to the first paragraph of this rule shall nonetheless be permitted to appear and prosecute or defend an action in any court of this State if the person (1) is a real party of interest of the action or the guardian of the party.
She argued, "Without question, based on the statute, the guardian of a party is authorized to appear in a proceeding in New Jersey, in place of her ward."
Sabrina then took on the issue that Kevin brought up pertaining to her being Wendy's guardian in New York, and not in New Jersey where their divorce case is held.
"On the second issue raised by Mr. Hunter… [he] argued that [Wendy's] guardianship should be transferred from New York to New Jersey.
"Under no circumstances would the guardianship be transferred to New Jersey, unless WWH moves there."
Sabrina then admitted that after Kevin took up the issue of her right to represent Wendy in New Jersey during court proceedings that she "registered the guardianship with the Surrogate of Essex County," and then finally hired a New Jersey attorney to handle the divorce matter on Wendy's behalf.
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