ELIZABETH, New Jersey – James McGreevey – the ex-governor of the State of New Jersey – and his estranged wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, were back court Monday, as the couple’s divorce trial continued in an Elizabeth courtroom.

Once again, the focus of the trial shifted from the parties themselves to an expert witness – in this case, a forensic accountant who testified that neither McGreevey has earned the type of celebrity goodwill from the public that could translate into higher earnings in the future.

There’s no question that James McGreevey’s resignation from office – triggered by the disclosure that he was sexually involved with a male staffer he had appointed to a lucrative position – was widely reported.  Each McGreevey subsequently wrote a highly publicized book about the ordeal. But according to Sharon Maggio, a CPA who compiled reports in this case for James McGreevey and his legal staff, the concept of celebrity goodwill is different from fame or notoriety.

“That fame or notoriety has to somehow turn into money, and it has to be enhanced money . . . my conclusion was that neither of them have any celebrity goodwill; neither of them reached a place during the marriage that would translate into enhanced earnings opportunity, into extraordinary earnings going forward.”

–In Session staff