As previously reported, Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law, Carrie Elizabeth Romney, was found dead near a parking garage in Valencia, California.
Authorities responded to a call on Friday night on reports of a dead woman near a parking garage.
The woman, later identified as former Senator Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law, Carrie Romney, either jumped or fell off a five-story structure near the Valencia Town Center mall.
The 64-year-old died on scene.
Carrie Romney was married to former Senator Mitt Romney’s older brother, George Scott Romney, 81.
According to divorce records obtained by The New York Post, George Romney was trying to make sure that his wife Carrie got awarded nothing in a bitter divorce battle.
George Romney, a prominent lawyer with a very powerful and politically connected brother, sought to block his wife from receiving spousal support and said they had no shared property.
The two were married for 8 years, and their divorce was not final at the time Carried plunged to her death.
Carrie Romney’s death is still under investigation.
Police do not suspect foul play.
The New York Post reported:
Mitt Romney’s brother filed for divorce just four months before his estranged wife plunged to her death from a California parking garage – and tried to make sure courts awarded her nothing in the split, according to documents.
George Scott Romney, 81, filed the case against 64-year-old Carrie Elizabeth Romney on June 12, citing “irreconcilable differences,” according to court documents obtained by The Post.
The documents suggest Romney, a prominent lawyer, sought to make sure his estranged wife was awarded nothing by the courts.
Despite being married more than eight years, starting in 2016, he said that they had no shared property that needed to be divided by the courts.
Romney also sought to “terminate the court’s ability to award support” to either person, court documents show.