Rachel Uchitel has enlisted the same divorce lawyers who represented Katie Holmes and Bethenny Frankel, as she prepares to fight her estranged husband Matt Hahn's claims of 'cruel and inhuman treatment'. The 38-year-old former mistress of Tiger Woods has hired Pam Sloan and Peter Stambleck of Aronson Mayefesky and Sloan, according to PageSix.
Uchitel and Hahn, married for just a year and a half, are now locked in a custody battle over their one-year-old daughter Wyatt. Hahn filed for divorce on Monday, citing 'cruel and inhuman treatment', but Uchitel has vowed to vigorously defend herself against what she calls 'false and defamatory' claims.
In a statement, Uchitel said she was 'very upset and p****d off' but would 'bite my tongue' for the sake of her daughter. Her lawyer Howard Bragman told MailOnline that she would 'vigorously defend herself' if necessary. According to TMZ, Uchitel is seeking primary custody of Wyatt but not financial support, while Hahn is seeking custody as well as child and spousal support, and even wants Uchitel to pay his health and life insurance.
The split follows a series of heated rows, including an incident on May 16 when Uchitel called police after a verbal confrontation but did not pursue charges. Hahn is also alleged to have claimed she slapped him after he repeatedly called her names. The couple married in a small ceremony in Las Vegas in front of 12 friends.
Uchitel, who became a reality TV personality after her affair with Woods in 2009, has previously said that becoming a mother changed her. She was also involved in a scandal in 2011 with actor David Boreanaz. Her former fiancé, investment banker James Andrew O'Grady, died in the 9/11 attacks.
