With the rise of Prince Fielder's recent success in Milwaukee has come some rehashing of the rift between former Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder, and his equally portly son Prince. Father and son may share a skill for crushing the baseball (and a penchant for Mac and Don's), but the two share little else, including a relationship. Those problems stem at least partly from Cecil's financial irresponsibility, or Prince's perception therein. Cecil's latest financial woes are going to do nothing to alter that perception:
In 2002, about a year before the Fielder's company defaulted on its lease, Stacey Fielder filed for divorce, which was formally granted in November 2004.In other words, Prince just inherited Cecil's legal troubles. I'm not exactly a family therapist -- though I did watch a hotel commercial last night -- but I'm going to venture a guess and say that this isn't going to help Cecil get back in his son's life, at least not in a positive way.At that time, the Fielders listed as assets a home in Florida, a home in Irving, Texas and bonds, all totaling $1,280,000. ORIX claims in its lawsuit against Prince and his grandparents, Ernest and Ruby Granger of Ft. Bend County, that Cecil and Stacey Fielder transferred the two homes and bonds to their relatives prior to the divorce becoming final with the "intent to hinder, delay and/or defraud ORIX. In fact, [Prince Fielder and the Grangers] conspired to assist the Fielders in hiding these assets from ORIX."
ORIX claims it filed the lawsuit against Prince and his grandparents to "recover the value of these assets from the fraudulent transferees" and seeks "a declaration that the transfers from Cecil and Stacey Fielder" to their family members of the two homes and bonds "are void with respect to ORIX."
(HT: SbB)
