Simon Guobadia, the estranged husband of Porsha Williams, filed an emergency motion. He requested the court push his divorce hearing due to being detained by ICE.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Simon’s legal team filed a legal motion days after he was taken into custody by immigration officials.
Simon’s status:
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star‘s ex has been trying to become a US citizen for years. His latest attempt was shut down last month, according to reports.
“Simon is currently at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, two hours outside of Atlanta. His lawyer pleaded for the scheduled hearing, where Simon was to fight the enforcement of the prenuptial agreement the exes signed, to be postponed until he was released from ICE.”
The motion asked for the hearing to be pushed “to a date after [Simon] is released from ICE custody to give him an opportunity to adequately prepare for Court, participate in his own divorce, and attend court proceedings.”
Simon’s lawyer argued, “The Motion to enforce the Prenuptial Agreement is a substantive motion that requires findings of fact by this Court. The outcome of the Motion will also have a substantial effect on how the remainder of the divorce case proceeds. It may be dispositive of some of the issues and result in litigation on others.”
Porsha’s legal team filed an objection:
The returning RHOA star claimed her ex had delayed the hearing from being held for weeks before his detention. Additionally, Porsha said that Simon doesn’t even need to be there!
Her lawyer argued, “[Simon] seeks relief from the very in-person hearing he demanded, claiming inconvenience and unavailability. Husband’s attempt to avoid the consequences of his own request is disingenuous and a continuation of his pattern of delay tactics throughout this litigation.”
“But for [Simon’s] specific request for an in-person hearing, the matter would have proceeded via Zoom.” This would have eliminated his current objections. “Husband is solely responsible for the in-person setting of the hearing, and his Emergency Motion for Continuance is merely an attempt to evade his own strategic choice.”
Porsha says Simon was fully aware of his immigration issues:
Simon’s “detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the direct result of his attempt to illegally enter the United States.”
“This detention is a foreseeable legal consequence of his actions and not an act of ‘divine intervention’ as claimed.”
Porsha “has vocalized her concerns about [Simon’s] questionable immigration status throughout this litigation.” He was “fully aware of his longstanding immigration challenges, including multiple denials of his citizenship requests.”
The legal team supporting Porsha believes Simon is “solely responsible for the consequences of his actions.”
