Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren: No wasted words in divorce documents.
1) Even with 36 pages of documents available, both sides are proficient at getting straight to the point. Of course, both sides have had months to hammer out the language.
Woods could not have been much more direct in his response: “The Husband admits the allegations contained in Paragraphs 1 through 10 of the Petitioner/Wife’s Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.”
2) Nordegren wanted no part of her married name. The final point on her petition asks that her maiden name – Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren – be restored.
3) There’s another document floating around that has all the juicy details. The two sides signed off July 3-4 on a settlement that was approved by Judge Judy Pittman Biebel but not made part of the public record.
4) Both Woods and Nordegren had to complete four-hour parenting courses as part of the settlement – even though Nordegren had been a nanny prior to meeting the golfer.
Woods completed his course July 10, between the AT&T National and leaving for the British Open. Nordegren completed hers on Aug. 16, right after Woods tied for 28th at the PGA Championship.
5) The entire procedure was wrapped up with time to catch a late lunch. The time stamp on Biebel’s decision shows 12:57 p.m.
6) It cost $397.50 to make the filing, which Nordegren or her lawyers paid for with a check. We think she’s good for the money.
7) Woods’ middle name is Tont, which almost certainly has its roots in either Buddhism or his dad’s military duty in Asia. However, we discover it’s also a Swedish word. Though there’s no exact translation, it’s usually something akin to “idiot.”