Does this mistress deserve her day in court?

[Tamara-B]

Thomas Kinkade was a well-known artist who sadly died of an overdose of alcohol and Valium. Forget him resting in peace, because right now his wife and MISTRESS are fighting over the late painter's estate. Pinto-Walsh was the live-in girlfriend of Kinkade who claims she and Kinkade were to be married immediately after his divorce from his wife of 30 years, whom he shared four daughters with, was final.

Pinto's defense is two handwritten letters allegedly written by Kinkade, according to Pinto, awarding her his mansion and $10 million. That's a pretty weak defense to me, because the notes could have been better written by a 3-year-old. When I saw a snapshot of the so-called will you could barely read it.

Nannette Kinkade, his WIFE, wanted this matter dealt with privately but reportedly Pinto wants her day in court to "restore her reputation"

Ken and Linda Raasch, godparents to the Kinkades' four daughters, allegedly tried to play landlord according to Pinto. She claims the couple tried to force her to pack her bags and leave Kinkade's mansion, the home they shared together.

Nannette also banned Pinto from the funeral and filed a restraining order against her to stop her from discussing her late husband to the media.

Friends of Pinto have expressed that the two were "deeply in love."

Reportedly, she is seeking $66.3 million

My thoughts: this is precisely why no woman has any business with a married man!

The courts don't care how in love they were, she is not his wife! When you're up against thirty years of marriage and four daughters, it's pretty hard to win. Those handwritten notes also seem very sketchy. I don't see how a successful 54-year-old man can write notes so sloppy unless he was not in his right mind. Based on the comments I've seen one news websites, a lot of people believe Pinto wrote the notes herself or coerced Kinkade into writing them when he was probably drunk.

I don't believe she wrote the notes herself, because you would have to be pretty shameless and extremely selfish to do such a thing. Who knows...?

Reportedly, Kinkade was not only estranged from his wife, but daughters as well. If this is true, then I understand where the wife is coming from. How does it look for four daughters to be estranged from the only Father they will ever have and have this live-girlfriend proclaim that she is entitled to what he worked so hard for.

I also think Pinto made a poor decision by not handling this privately. How on earth do you redeem your reputation by dragging a matter like this into court? Now, the media is all over this. Mrs. Kinkade, in my opinion, gave Pinto a gift by wanting to handle this in private.

For the life of me, I don't know why many women feel it is okay to date married men. Who cares if he isn't living with the wife and they're separated? At the end of the day, in the eyes of the law, they are still bound together. I think they get so comfortable and allow themselves to forget that he is still married. Do they not understand that they don't have complete freedom? Pinto was banned from the funeral of the man she loves and now she is being painted as a gold-digger. Maybe their relationship was real and she had no ill intentions, but as long as she was the mistress she doesn't get much of a break.

I've always found it amusing when women get so content with financially depending on a married man only to get the rug pulled out from under them. Where are their brains? Do they think it is going to last forever? Do they have no backup plan? Do they feel smug, as if they are the prize and the wife is the loser?

Their excuse always seems to be "He's going to get a divorce" only for the so-called pending divorce to drag on for years or not happen at all. What if they become pregnant by their married lover and the divorce is still lingering in the air? They get so emotionally invested only to be let down again and again.

I don't think this Pinto woman will win this case.

What do you think?

[If_I_Loved_you]

First off I really don't think "Thomas Kinkade was a well-known artist?" "I'm a warrior for light," Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian. The people that loved his art were the likes of the Conservative Republicans who wouldn't really know Art if it bit them on the butt!    http://artnewsblog.com/2006/03/thomas-kinkade-art.htm      http://www.tampabay.com/features/visualarts/how-much-value-does-the-art-of-thomas-kinkade-the-painter-of-light-really/1224306

[If_I_Loved_you]

Thomas Kinkade was a well-known artist who sadly died of an overdose of alcohol and Valium. Forget him resting in peace, because right now his wife and MISTRESS are fighting over the late painter's estate. Pinto-Walsh was the live-girlfriend of Kinkade who claims she and Kinkade were to be married immediately after his divorce from his wife of 30 years, whom he shared four daughters with, was final.

Pinto's defense is two handwritten letters allegedly written by Kinkade, according to Pinto, awarding her his mansion and $10 million. That's a pretty weak defense to me, because the notes could have been better written by a 3-year-old. When I saw a snapshot of the so-called will you could barely read it.

Nannette Kinkade, his WIFE, wanted this matter dealt with privately but reportedly Pinto wants her day in court to "restore her reputation"

Ken and Linda Raasch, godparents to the Kinkades' four daughters, allegedly tried to play landlord according to Pinto. She claims the couple tried to force her to pack her bags and leave Kinkade's mansion, the home they shared together.

Nannette also banned Pinto from the funeral and filed a restraining order against her to stop her from discussing her late husband to the media.

Friends of Pinto have expressed that the two were "deeply in love."

Reportedly, she is seeking $66.3 million

My thoughts: this is precisely why no woman has any business with a married man!

The courts don't care how in love they were, she is not his wife! When you're up against thirty years of marriage and four daughters, it's pretty hard to win. Those handwritten notes also seem very sketchy. I don't see how a successful 54-year-old man can write notes so sloppy unless he was not in his right mind. Based on the comments I've seen one news websites, a lot of people believe Pinto wrote the notes herself or coerced Kinkade into writing them when he was probably drunk.

I don't believe she wrote the notes herself, because you would have to be pretty shameless and extremely selfish to do such a thing. Who knows...?

Reportedly, Kinkade was not only estranged from his wife, but daughters as well. If this is true, then I understand where the wife is coming from. How does it look for four daughters to be estranged from the only Father they will ever have and have this live-girlfriend proclaim that she is entitled to what he worked so hard for.

I also think Pinto made a poor decision by not handling this privately. How on earth do you redeem your reputation by dragging a matter like this into court? Now, the media is all over this. Mrs. Kinkade, in my opinion, gave Pinto a gift by wanting to handle this in private.

For the life of me, I don't know why many women feel it is okay to date married men. Who cares if he isn't living with the wife and they're separated? At the end of the day, in the eyes of the law, they are still bound together. I think they get so comfortable and allow themselves to forget that he is still married. Do they not understand that they don't have complete freedom? Pinto was banned from the funeral of the man she loves and now she is being painted as a gold-digger. Maybe their relationship was real and she had no ill intentions, but as long as she was the mistress she doesn't get much of a break.

I've always found it amusing when women get so content with financially depending on a married man only to get the rug pulled out from under them. Where are their brains? Do they think it is going to last forever? Do they have no backup plan? Do they feel smug, as if they are the prize and the wife is the loser?

Their excuse always seems to be "He's going to get a divorce" only for the so-called pending divorce to drag on for years or not happen at all. What if they become pregnant by their married lover and the divorce is still lingering in the air? They get so emotionally invested only to be let down again and again.

I don't think this Pinto woman will win this case.

What do you think?

To really answer your question I really don't care if she gets his money or not.

[Tamara-B]

No Stephen, I didn't post to be a dick. I posted because I don't understand why many women think it is a good idea to get involved with a married man especially when legal issues arise.

[Tamara-B]

Thomas Kinkade was a well-known artist who sadly died of an overdose of alcohol and Valium. Forget him resting in peace, because right now his wife and MISTRESS are fighting over the late painter's estate. Pinto-Walsh was the live-girlfriend of Kinkade who claims she and Kinkade were to be married immediately after his divorce from his wife of 30 years, whom he shared four daughters with, was final.

Pinto's defense is two handwritten letters allegedly written by Kinkade, according to Pinto, awarding her his mansion and $10 million. That's a pretty weak defense to me, because the notes could have been better written by a 3-year-old. When I saw a snapshot of the so-called will you could barely read it.

Nannette Kinkade, his WIFE, wanted this matter dealt with privately but reportedly Pinto wants her day in court to "restore her reputation"

Ken and Linda Raasch, godparents to the Kinkades' four daughters, allegedly tried to play landlord according to Pinto. She claims the couple tried to force her to pack her bags and leave Kinkade's mansion, the home they shared together.

Nannette also banned Pinto from the funeral and filed a restraining order against her to stop her from discussing her late husband to the media.

Friends of Pinto have expressed that the two were "deeply in love."

Reportedly, she is seeking $66.3 million

My thoughts: this is precisely why no woman has any business with a married man!

The courts don't care how in love they were, she is not his wife! When you're up against thirty years of marriage and four daughters, it's pretty hard to win. Those handwritten notes also seem very sketchy. I don't see how a successful 54-year-old man can write notes so sloppy unless he was not in his right mind. Based on the comments I've seen one news websites, a lot of people believe Pinto wrote the notes herself or coerced Kinkade into writing them when he was probably drunk.

I don't believe she wrote the notes herself, because you would have to be pretty shameless and extremely selfish to do such a thing. Who knows...?

Reportedly, Kinkade was not only estranged from his wife, but daughters as well. If this is true, then I understand where the wife is coming from. How does it look for four daughters to be estranged from the only Father they will ever have and have this live-girlfriend proclaim that she is entitled to what he worked so hard for.

I also think Pinto made a poor decision by not handling this privately. How on earth do you redeem your reputation by dragging a matter like this into court? Now, the media is all over this. Mrs. Kinkade, in my opinion, gave Pinto a gift by wanting to handle this in private.

For the life of me, I don't know why many women feel it is okay to date married men. Who cares if he isn't living with the wife and they're separated? At the end of the day, in the eyes of the law, they are still bound together. I think they get so comfortable and allow themselves to forget that he is still married. Do they not understand that they don't have complete freedom? Pinto was banned from the funeral of the man she loves and now she is being painted as a gold-digger. Maybe their relationship was real and she had no ill intentions, but as long as she was the mistress she doesn't get much of a break.

I've always found it amusing when women get so content with financially depending on a married man only to get the rug pulled out from under them. Where are their brains? Do they think it is going to last forever? Do they have no backup plan? Do they feel smug, as if they are the prize and the wife is the loser?

Their excuse always seems to be "He's going to get a divorce" only for the so-called pending divorce to drag on for years or not happen at all. What if they become pregnant by their married lover and the divorce is still lingering in the air? They get so emotionally invested only to be let down again and again.

I don't think this Pinto woman will win this case.

What do you think?

To really answer your question I really don't care if she gets his money or not.

You cared enough to read the whole thing, my friend

[If_I_Loved_you]

Posting on every article that you really don't know anything about just so that you can make a partisan point doesn't make you look smarter, if I loved you---- in fact, quite the opposite.  But at least it's boring.

What was wrong with my post? And if you don't like my other posts why not kick off an email to me or ask me why you don't like them? And who made you God?

[Adam W]

No Stephen, I didn't post to be a dick. I posted because I don't understand why many women think it is a good idea to get involved with a married man especially when legal issues arise.

I think Stephen was referring to the other poster, not you

[If_I_Loved_you]

No Stephen, I didn't post to be a dick. I posted because I don't understand why many women think it is a good idea to get involved with a married man especially when legal issues arise.

I think Stephen was referring to the other poster, not you

(Posting on every article that you really don't know anything about just so that you can make a partisan point doesn't make you look smarter, if I loved you---- in fact, quite the opposite.  But at least it's boring.) This is what Sir Stephen posted? I could careless if he was calling me a Dick sticks and Stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me!

[Tamara-B]

First off I really don't think "Thomas Kinkade was a well-known artist?" "I'm a warrior for light," Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian. The people that loved his art were the likes of the Conservative Republicans who wouldn't really know Art if it bit them on the butt!    http://artnewsblog.com/2006/03/thomas-kinkade-art.htm      http://www.tampabay.com/features/visualarts/how-much-value-does-the-art-of-thomas-kinkade-the-painter-of-light-really/1224306

I don't fancy myself a conservative republican, sir! However, I've seen Kinkade's art and I think they are quite smashing!

[If_I_Loved_you]

First off I really don't think "Thomas Kinkade was a well-known artist?" "I'm a warrior for light," Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian. The people that loved his art were the likes of the Conservative Republicans who wouldn't really know Art if it bit them on the butt!    http://artnewsblog.com/2006/03/thomas-kinkade-art.htm      http://www.tampabay.com/features/visualarts/how-much-value-does-the-art-of-thomas-kinkade-the-painter-of-light-really/1224306

I don't fancy myself a conservative republican, sir! However, I've seen Kinkade's art and I think they are quite smashing!

Did you read the links at all Thomas Kinkade was a fake when it came to True Art "I'm a warrior for light" Yes he made a lot of money but do we have a show at the Cummer because he was looked up to as a Famous Artist? I think not!

[Tamara-B]

My friend, I did not post this to quarrel over the late Kinkade's art. All I said was I like what I've seen of his art. I think his paintings are beautiful. You could be right, I'm not disputing that. I'm just saying that I'm not a conservative republican and I still think his paintings are nice.

[Adam W]

First off I really don't think "Thomas Kinkade was a well-known artist?" "I'm a warrior for light," Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian. The people that loved his art were the likes of the Conservative Republicans who wouldn't really know Art if it bit them on the butt!    http://artnewsblog.com/2006/03/thomas-kinkade-art.htm      http://www.tampabay.com/features/visualarts/how-much-value-does-the-art-of-thomas-kinkade-the-painter-of-light-really/1224306

I don't fancy myself a conservative republican, sir! However, I've seen Kinkade's art and I think they are quite smashing!

Did you read the links at all Thomas Kinkade was a fake when it came to True Art "I'm a warrior for light" Yes he made a lot of money but do we have a show at the Cummer because he was looked up to as a Famous Artist? I think not!

Thomas Kinkaide was most definitely a famous artist. Whether or not his art was any "good" is a matter of personal opinion.

I think his work was crap, but I'm not going to deny that it was art - if Kinkaide (or any of his fans) consider the work 'art' then it is. And his level of fame is beyond question.

I'd even go so far as to say he's probably more famous than some of the artists whose work is in the Cummer.

[Tacachale]

This is how you make a Kinkade interesting. It's-a blue shell time.

[If_I_Loved_you]

This is how you make a Kinkade interesting. It's-a blue shell time.

Now that I would Buy!

[If_I_Loved_you]

No Stephen, I didn't post to be a dick. I posted because I don't understand why many women think it is a good idea to get involved with a married man especially when legal issues arise.

I think Stephen was referring to the other poster, not you

That is exactly correct!

Good