Deion Sanders’ Ex-Wife Jailed for Texas Child Custody Violation

Pilar Biggers Sanders, the ex-wife of Pro Football Hall of Fame player Deion Sanders, was sentenced to seven days in jail for a Texas child custody violation. According to Mr. Sanders’ attorney, Rick Robertson, Mrs. Sanders committed the Texas child custody violation by failing to return the children to Mr. Sanders’ custody after a weekend visit. Collin County District Judge Ray Wheless also ordered Mrs. Sanders to remove all statements disparaging her ex-husband from her social media accounts and suspended her visitation rights indefinitely.

Abuse Allegations And Texas Child Custody Violations

As part of the couple’s June 2013 divorce arrangement, Mr. Sanders received custody of the couple’s three children, while Mrs. Sanders received visitation rights. Shortly after the divorce, Mrs. Sanders gave interviews to media outlets stating that Mr. Sanders had physically and verbally abused her and their children. Mr. Sanders sued her for defamation of character in November, after she made the allegations and other inflammatory statements on the Fox News Network show “The O’Reilly Factor.”

Prenuptial Agreement And Texas Child Custody Violation

At Mrs. Sanders’ Texas child custody violation hearing, Mr. Robertson requested an injunction to stop her from continuing to disparage her ex-husband in the media, as well as an alteration to the child custody arrangements outlined in the divorce decree. Mrs. Sanders, without representation from an attorney, filed paperwork with the court contesting the prenuptial agreement she signed prior to her marriage. The agreement limited the amount of compensation she would receive after the divorce, shutting her out of millions of dollars of Mr. Sanders’ post-football income.

“Sovereign Citizen” Defense For Texas Child Custody Violation

Mrs. Sanders contested the prenuptual agreement at her Texas child custody violation, citing that she was a “sovereign citizen” of the Moorish Science Temple. Her claim stated that, as a Moorish National Aboriginal, she was not bound by U.S. laws and that she should not be jailed for the Texas child custody violation. She also stated that her status as a sovereign citizen exempted her from the provisions in the prenuptial agreement.

Sources: Raw Story

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