JULIANNA SEEKING COMPENSATION FOR BEN’S LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Julianna is seeking $4 million from Ben as part of a divorce settlement, claiming he allegedly failed to “preserve marital assets” when he took a leave of absence from the MLB in 2019.
In court documents, first obtained by the Chicago Tribune, Julianna claims the 2016 World Series winner “intentionally and voluntarily” stopped working at the “top of his game” and gave up, affecting household income.
She is seeking an even split of their assets and $4 million, which she claims is the amount he “failed to preserve by abruptly and intentionally failing to satisfy his baseball contract.”
BEN PUSHES FOR 60-40 SPLIT
Ben Zobrist is pushing for a 60-40 split of assets, claiming that Julianna overspent their estate by “at least $691,602.86."
Julianna, on the other hand, is pushing for 50-50, along with extra compensatory cash.
She is demanding $4million in compensation for Zobrist's decision to take a leave of absence from the MLB after allegedly having an affair with the couple's pastor.
JULIANNA SPENT $30,000 ON A PARTY FOR BYRON YAWN
Julianna Zobrist spent $30,000 on a December 2018 retirement party for Byron Yawn, the pastor who she allegedly had an affair with, according to documents obtained by the Chicago Tribune.
A court filing read: "Mrs. Zobrist paid for the party out of the ‘farm account’ that her husband typically did not review, apparently to keep the cost of the party unknown to him.
"Mrs. Zobrist and Pastor Yawn both became intoxicated and are dancing ‘on’ each other in a provocative way that was very embarrassing to Ben Zobrist, especially in front of their close church friends.
"Wife took umbrage at her husband’s rebuking her privately after the party for acting in this manner in public. However, unknown to husband, wife was already ‘in love’ with Pastor Yawn."
WHAT DID YAWN SAY ABOUT THE LAWSUIT?
In a statement, Yawn said: "At the end of the day, a woman has the right to choose who she wants to be with.
"We’re in the middle of litigation, so I can’t really comment further at this point, but that’s what it boils down to."
Ben Zobrist alleged the pastor and Julianna had an affair while Yawn was their pastor at Community Bible Church in Nashville.
