The decision is pending. Stamford Superior Court Judge Maureen Dennis has 120 days to render her opinion. His wife wanted out of the marriage. She requested a separation. Friends say there was no one issue that brought it to a head.
Friends say there was no one single argument or fight or whatever.
His wife has clearly also made up her mind she does not want him back. She went a step beyond the separation agreement - she quickly filed a divorce action. It's a small town in the northern Catskills. The papers were filed in the county court. Mickey Sherman, Skakel's criminal lawyer, is not handling his client's domestic problems.