Inside TJ Holmes' pricey divorce from first wife Amy Ferson including judge's ruling for exes 'not t

March 26, 2024

TJ Holmes' divorce from his first wife Amy Ferson was a pricey one, with the judge also ruling that the exes were "not to harass" each other, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal.

Axed Good Morning America star TJ is in the middle of his second divorce from his wife Marilee Fiebig following his alleged affair with TV host Amy Robach.

But he is well acquainted with the process after his former wife filed for divorce from him back in March 2007, according to documents exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun.

In Ferson's divorce complaint, she alleged that their marriage was "irretrievably broken" with there being "no reasonable hope for reconciliation."

In her filing, she said they separated in October 2006, shortly after they had moved to Georgia.

Notably, their separation began the same month TJ got his first major career break when he joined the ranks at CNN as an anchor and correspondent.

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Both TJ and Ferson agreed to the judge's order that neither will do any "threatening, injuring maltreating, vilifying, molesting or harassing the adverse party," as a result of the divorce.

The couple entered into a settlement agreement, which proved costly for TJ.

Ferson was awarded monthly alimony payments of $2,000 over the course of three years.

She was also given $25,000 out of their $30,000 joint savings account, and he had to pay the $3,500 balance of a shared credit card.

TJ was also ordered to pay the remainder of her lease on her BMW, as well as provide her with ongoing health care through his employer over the course of several years.

In total, TJ's divorce from Ferson cost upwards of $100,000.

He did, however, get to keep their home in Georgia, and Ferson moved back to her home state of Missouri.

The divorce from Ferson was finalized in June of 2007.

TJ filed for divorce from his second wife Marilee Fiebig in late December.

ANOTHER NASTY DIVORCE

The U.S. Sun previously exclusively revealed that Marilee had brought on a second power-house attorney, Fara Rodriguez - who recently made partner at her firm Philips Nizer LLP in Manhattan.

Meanwhile, a legal expert has claimed that TJ's alleged affairs can impact his custody case if a court finds that the person's extramarital relationship impacted their ability to parent.

Lisa Zeiderman, a New York divorce attorney and partner at Miller Zeiderman, said that one of the questions that might be examined in a custody case such as TJ's - which came with so much press coverage - is examining the impact a high-profile alleged affair could have on a child.

"This lack of privacy, and the degree to which a parent has contributed to that lack of privacy, I don't think would be helpful in a custody case."

The expert expanded on how an affair may impact a child, such as Sabine, who recently celebrated her 10th birthday.

Lisa said some of the questions that could come up in court could include: "How did that relationship affect their ability to parent?

"Did they make choices to be with the person they have these extramarital affairs with at times that they could have been with their children?"

In addition to that, the court will also look at the bottom line, if money was spent on an alleged affair that should have been earmarked for one's family.

"There is also the question of equitable distribution, or what we call a wasteful dissipation of assets," Lisa added.

"The question becomes: Because of your affair were you wastefully dissipating assets?

"Were you paying for things, gifts, extravagant luxury things, and that kind of stuff, and does that need to go back into the marital pie?"

'AMY & TJ ARE OUT'

Late last month, a source told The U.S. Sun that Amy and TJ's exit had become official at ABC, after meditation sessions with the network ended and a deal was reached.

"It's official. Amy and TJ are out at the network. They reached a deal a few minutes ago," the source said.

An ABC News spokesperson added: “After several productive conversations with Amy Robach and TJ Holmes about different options, we all agreed it’s best for everyone that they move on from ABC News.

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