It's not easy not living like the First Lady of New Jersey.
Dina Matos McGreevey, whose hubby resigned as governor as he told the world that he's "a gay American" then took up with a rich Aussie, wants a judge to increase her monthly support nearly fourfold to $4,000 so she can live a lifestyle closer to that of New Jersey's first lady.
Poor Dina and the former couple's 5-year-old daughter live in a modest 3-bedroom house. Meanwhile, the former gay guv and his male partner live in a lavish 17-room mansion.
''In total, I need $11,162 per month to meet my expenses,'' she told the court in papers filed Monday. ''This lifestyle by no means approximates the lifestyle which plaintiff enjoys, much less the lifestyle we enjoyed while plaintiff was governor.''
She makes McGreevey sound like McGreedy saying that his assertion that ''he is only obligated to pay $1,129 per month in support for Jacqueline given his income and lifestyle is outrageous.'' She accuses the louse of intentionally keeping his 2005 earnings to $165,000 ''to limit his support obligations.''
''He expected that by the time he had to reveal his 2006 income, our case would have been settled, and so in one year he more than doubled his income,'' she stated.
Citing 2006 federal income tax returns, she says his adjusted gross income was $428,833, including $17,400 from Kean University for adjunct teaching and $60,000 in consulting fees from a law firm. She grossed $82,000 in 2006 from her position with Columbus Hospital in Newark. She also got a $275,000 book advance, of which she netted $195,000 after expenses.
Poor thing. She barely has two nickels to rub together...