There were also allegedly discrepancies in the license, such as the aunt and uncle stating they had known both for 36 years, despite Miller being only 34.
Aric Hutchinson has expressed sadness over the conflict, stating he had offered his mother-in-law half of the settlement.
His lawyers have dismissed the questions about the marriage certificate as irrelevant and called Lisa Miller’s motion to intervene ‘morally questionable’ and ‘legally baseless.’
Hutchinson’s attorney, Patrick Wooten, said: “Aric has been more than generous with Lisa Miller — offering her half of the money — and she has repaid him by threatening to bring a frivolous challenge to the validity of his marriage to Sam. One would hope that Ms. Miller would have too much respect for her own daughter to do that.”
Hutchinson has offered Lisa Miller half of any recovery from the wrongful death suit if she agrees to stop pursuing legal challenges against the validity of their marriage.
“Aric has made this settlement offer not because Lisa Miller had a valid legal claim — she does not — but rather because he is a generous person and, of course, would prefer to avoid painful, public litigation over the validity of his marriage to Sam,” said Wooten.