Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook Settle Divorce

At 6:15 am this morning Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook reached an out-of-court agreement that settled their divorce case. Two detectives were set to testify about information they dug up, including one item posted by Page Six which claimed Cook was a drug dealer in the 1980s.

In the agreement, Brinkley received sole custody of their two children, Jack (13), and Sailor (10), and gets to keep all 18 properties in the Hamptons. She’s agreed to pay Cook $2.1 million. Cook does get "parenting time" in the decision, although Brinkley does have sole decision-making power.

Outside the courtroom today Christie said to the media:

"I can’t really regret my marriage to Peter Cook. Out of this union came Sailor, my beautiful little daughter. It really is the death of a marriage, but it’s also I think a new start for all of us and I’m very pleased with the results today. I was here fighting for custody."

"I think a mother’s greatest fear is somebody trying to take her children, trying to take custody of her children. That’s what I was up against. And so I’ve won custody and decision-making, and that’s really all I ever wanted."

Men’s greatest fear is also having somebody try to take their children away. That’s why custody battles are so viscious. It’s mom against dad. In most cases, even this case, joint custody would have better served the children, except Christie wanted power and control, a sign of an abuser, but she did not want to work with the father of her children. As the psychiatrist said, Christie has huge anger issues. Christie only wanted revenge in this trial, in addition to power and control to torture her now ex husband, of which Cook is number 4.

Some readers might see Christie for what she claims to be, but I see her as an abuser. Christie and Cook are not so different. It’s sad the courts don’t see people for who they really are, and instead of doing what is best for the kids, the courts encourage parents to fight a bloody battle to determine a winner. A prenup is ideal to avoid this kind of trouble, with the other option being to not get married at all. Divorces tear families apart.