Lenny and Terri Dykstra – Game Over

Lenny Dykstra, major league outfielder for the Mets and Phillies and Terri, wife of 23 years, are involved in divorce proceedings. The Dykstras have been struggling with a number of financial issues recently according to a variety of sources and it doesn’t take a lot of insight to guess that those financial issues had an impact on the marriage.

Terri is seeking joint custody of the couple’s 13-year-old son.

In addition to the family’s primary residence, they also own an $18 million Lake Sherwood, California home which is facing possible foreclosure. They are over $400,000 behind on the mortgage for the residence.

In addition to the potential mortgage default, Lenny Dykstra is facing other financial issues. There are claims for pilots’ and maintenance fees for a trip; $12,000 for a charter flight, almost $300,000 for printing services for a magazine Dykstra publishes, a $1 million contract claim over website design, over $200,000 in private jet maintenance fees, a defaulted $250,000 personal loan, $400,000 in back real estate taxes and even unpaid wages to his own brother.

Lenny Dykstra’s divorce may involve a division of the debts instead of any assets.