Divorce trial of Dodgers owner opens in Calif.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Jamie McCourt says her estranged husband deceived her so he could get sole ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jamie and Frank McCourt, who were both in the packed courtroom for the opening of the divorce trial, are embroiled in a nasty dispute with ownership of the team at stake.

Attorney Dennis Wasser argued Monday before a judge that a postnuptial agreement signed by the couple in 2004 is not valid.

He says three copies say the Dodgers belong to Frank McCourt while three others say the team is excluded from his assets.

Frank McCourt’s attorney blames the inconsistency on a typographical error.

Frank McCourt fired his wife from the front office last year, accusing her of having an affair.