An outspoken , liberal multimillionaire congressman from Florida believes his 24-year marriage should be annulled because his estranged wife 'committed bigamy ' . Rep. Alan Grayson , 56 , whose pretrial hearing was likened to an episode of the Netflix drama 'House of Cards ' , is set to make claims in court on Monday that his wife , Lolita , was still married when they wedded in Virginia in 1990 . The outspoken liberal gained national attention during the debates over health care reform when he said the Republicans ' opposing plan was 'do n't get sick , and if you do get sick , die quickly . ' Alan , a Democrat and highly successful trial lawyer , said his wife 's marriage to Robert Carson was not dissolved until 1994 in Broward County , Florida . However , she claims she divorced Carson in Guam in 1981 , and she also disputes that she was divorced in Broward County . If the marriage is annulled , Alan would avoid having the court divide personal property or decide whether he owes Lolita alimony - his worth is listed by her at $ 31 million , according to court papers . An outspoken liberal congressman from Florida believes his 24-year marriage should be annulled because his estranged wife 'committed bigamy ' ( above 56-year-old Rep. Alan Grayson pictured during a House Democrats ' new conference in January ) Besides bigamy , the divorce has featured mutual allegations of battery , accusations by Lolita of financial abandonment by the congressman and a trial delay caused by her leaking breast implants . Last year , it was reported that Lolita was approved for public assistance by the state of Florida to help feed her four minor children that she has with Alan , according to WFTV . It was shortly after he was named the 17th richest man in Congress . Lolita has claimed she is not the 'Lolita B. Carson ' cited in a dissolution of marriage final judgment that Alan said is proof that she was still married to Carson when they wed . Neither side has found Carson . During a recent pretrial hearing , when attorneys were arguing over who had access to the couple 's financial documents , Circuit Judge Bob LeBlanc likened the scenario to the well-known Netflix political drama . He said : 'This is starting to sound like 'House of Cards '' . ' If the marriage is annulled , Alan would avoid having the court divide personal property or decide whether he owes Lolita alimony - his worth is listed by her at $ 31 million , according to court papers ( above 2005 picture of Alan Grayson with his daughter , center , Lolita , right , and John Edwards , left ) Attorneys at the hearing suggested that politics , in part , may be preventing any effort to reach a quiet , confidential settlement that the judge hinted is the best option for the Graysons , who are the parents of five children . 'When lies are told about you and you 're in the media , your detractors are going to use it and use it forever more . You have to neutralize that and the only way to do that is to get the truth out , ' said Mark NeJame , one of Alan 's attorneys . Alan , whose divorce case is likened to an episode of the TV show 'House of Cards ' , is set to make claims in court on Monday that his wife , Lolita , was still married when she and the multimillionaire congressman married in Virginia in 1990 ( Alan , right , and his estranged wife Lolita , left , pictured in an undated photo ) When the judge said that both sides had 'calmed down ' from the initial acrimony of last year 's divorce filing , NeJame shot back , 'except the Republican Party . ' Lolita ' attorney , Mark Longell , said the congressman was going to 'drag her through the mud ' so that he does not look bad . Longwell , who only got the case within the past month , is her third attorney . He requested a trial delay so he could have more time to prepare , and the judge will consider another delay Monday . The trial will move ahead if the judge decides against it .
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