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STRAHAN'S CHILD SUPPORT LOAD RECONSIDERED: Plus, former Giant DE turns down request to end retirement and rejoin team.
*Retired New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan got some rare good news Tuesday in his ongoing divorce from ex-wife, Jean.
A state appeals court reversed a lower court's awarding of about $18,000 per month in child support to his twin 3-year-old daughters, reports the Associated Press. The three-judge panel found a lower court didn't adequately review the claims by Strahan's ex-wife about the girls' needs.
For instance, among the listed expenses was a 10-day vacation to Jamaica for the girls' nanny and her family, allegedly as a gift from the children, and diamond jewelry given to their grandmother. Jean also claimed the toddlers needed $27,000 per year for clothing because she dressed them in a new outfit each time they saw their father.
The appeals court also ruled Strahan does not have to pay about $14,000 of his ex-wife's legal and accounting fees, and that he is not required to purchase $7.5 million in disability insurance since he retired from professional football earlier this year. Strahan was to have paid $8,948 on the first and 15th of each month. Under Tuesday's ruling, the matter will be reconsidered by the lower court.
"Mr. Strahan is gratified with the result and feels his legal position has been vindicated," Strahan's lawyer, Angelo Genova, said Tuesday. "He hopes the matter can be resolved amicably going forward in the interests of his children."
Meanwhile, the Super Bowl defending champion New York Giants were attempting to woo Strahan out of retirement to fill a hole in its defense left by Osi Umenyiora, who suffered a season-ending knee injury during a pre-season game. The seven-time Pro Bowler, however, decided to remain a civilian.
"He was very close to returning, but the great part about Michael is that he takes his time to think about things and he is very thorough," Strahan's agent Tony Agnone told The Associated Press. "You can get excited about coming back and running through the tunnel one more time."
Agnone said that his 36-year-old client struggled deciding whether he could give 100 percent mentally. "In the end, he felt he could not get back to where he was," Agnone said.
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