McCourt divorce trial opens in Los Angeles with ownership of Dodgers on the line

McCourt divorce trial opens in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Who owns the Los Angeles Dodgers?

That’s what attorneys for Frank and Jamie McCourt will argue Monday as their non-jury divorce trial begins.

A Superior Court judge must decide the validity of a postnuptial marital agreement that gives Frank McCourt sole ownership of the baseball team.

Jamie McCourt’s lawyers say the former Dodger CEO would never give up her stake in the team and they’ve suggested copies of the agreement were altered to give Frank McCourt sole control of the Dodgers, the stadium and surrounding land.

The McCourts married in 1979. Frank McCourt booted his wife from the front office after the playoffs last year, accusing her of having an affair.