Even the dramas of Tallahassee seem enviable to the bizarre family court case ex-Gov. Charlie Crist now finds himself in the center of. Crist married the then-Carole Rome during his term as Governor, and the two made plans to integrate Carol's two daughters into their lives. Now however, the girl's father, Todd Rome, the head of the Blue Star Jets company, says that Carole Crist has abandoned her teenage daughters and thinks Charlie is a big ol' dick.
Page Six first reported in October that Carole Crist had apparently cut off all contact with her two daughters Jessica, 15, and Skylar, 13.
Mrs. Crist lives with Charlie in St. Petersburg, while the daughters live with their father in the Hamptons.
Rome filed suit and both Crists found themselves in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday morning in a dramatic court case.
Rome claimed that Mrs. Crist had failed to pay child support, but the judge noted that the couple had previously reached an agreement stating that she is not liable for child support. Rome's attorney however is asking that Crist be made to visit her daughters.
An attorney for Carole Crist, however, claimed that Rome was manipulating his children, and made one his daughters write a letter to the court claiming that Carole had picked the ex-Gov over her children.
The drama was not confined to the courthouse. Once outside, a Post source claimed Rome started shouting at Mr. Crist.
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