When Chipper Jones' bitter divorce battle left him stripped of his hard-earned wealth

Karin Luise, also known as Karin Fulford, was the first spouse of former Atlanta Braves player Chipper Jones. Jones and Karin's marriage had difficulties, and Karin ultimately decided to dissolve it as a result of Jones' extramarital affairs.

Jones' agonizing divorce battle with his ex-wife took a toll on his finances, which he explained in his book "Ballplayer," published in 2017.

It read:

"Karin wanted everything, and she was threatening to come after my future earnings. Was she entitled to something? No doubt. But we had been haggling for more than a year and I was sick of it."

In the book, Jones explained that he asked his attorney to give everything to Karin and just keep $50,000.

However, in a 2017 interview, Karin talked about problems with Jones' book. She said that Jones had twisted everything to suit his story. She said that, in order to protect him, she was subjected to a gag order, which had prohibited her from speaking about the matter for many years.

“I was forced into a gag order years ago to protect Chipper, and it is not my intent to go back and unearth such painful specifics now that I have found healing.”

Chipper Jones admitted to adultery

After getting married in 1992, Jones and Karin encountered a significant obstacle in 1997 when Chipper admitted to having an extramarital affair. They eventually filed for divorce in 2000.

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Chipper Jones married Sharon Logonov after his first divorce, but they separated in November 2012. They had three children -- Larry, Tristen, and Shea -- throughout the course of their marriage.

Jones immediately began a new chapter in his life when he met Taylor Higgins, a former Playboy model. They got married in 2015. Since then, the couple has been blessed with two boys, Cutler and Cooper.