Norman seems to tell Evert to take a hike in September at the US Open tennis. The two were divorced last month.

The court papers in Monroe County cite a pre-nuptial agreement between the two, and a source said neither Norman nor Evert paid any money in alimony.

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — One person is dead and another was in surgery after an attempted murder/suicide involving a husband and wife, St. Lucie County sheriff’s deputies said.

Authorities suspect William Beck, 54, used a .32-caliber gun to shoot his wife Jacqueline Beck, 54, twice - once in the face and once in the chest - before killing himself inside his home in the 8400 block of Fort Walton Boulevard shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. (more…)

Asked in a questionnaire by Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers for TCPalm.com’s “Ask the Candidates” page whether they had been convicted of a felony, both candidates on the ballot for state Senate District 28 seat wrote “no.”

The answer from one of the candidates isn’t accurate, according to a Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers investigation.

According to court records and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern Pennsylvania, Democrat Bill Ramos, a mortgage broker from Jensen Beach, pleaded guilty to a single count of embezzlement of postal funds — accepting a three-year probation and repaying the missing money — in 1989. That charge is a felony.

Ramos said Thursday he didn’t consider pleading “no contest” the same as a conviction.

“I answered specifically as it was asked,” Ramos said. “It just said have you ever been convicted of, and I answered no. I plead no contest.”

The court documents show Ramos pleaded guilty.

Assistant State Attorney John Cannizzaro, of Florida’s 19th Judicial Circuit in Fort Pierce, said judges advise defendants before they enter a guilty plea that the action is the same as being convicted at a jury trial.

“There is no difference,” he said. (more…)

Former Congressman Tim Mahoney and his estranged wife Terry.

“I just don’t even understand it. We have a certified copy of the court order and he just doesn’t care,” said Karen Steger, attorney for Terry Ellen Mahoney. “His disregard for the law is beyond my comprehension. I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Mahoney’s attorney Joel Feldman, aware of two of the incidents when contacted Monday, said officers haven’t taken any action because this isn’t a police matter. (more…)

PALM BEACH GARDENS — After months of stating he wanted to repair his marriage, former U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney has filed divorce paperwork saying it’s over.

Meanwhile, Karen Steger, the attorney for Mahoney’s wife Terry Ellen Mahoney, say they have found additional payments the Palm Beach Gardens Democrat has made to the attorney of one of his mistresses.

The former congressman’s petition was filed Feb. 2, the same day Steger submitted paperwork claiming they needed help to get a deposition from the one-term lawmaker. (more…)