We take a look at Judge Lynn Toler’s kids and family after the sad news that her husband Eric Mumford has died.
Judge Lynn Toler is a lawyer, author, and previous host of the longest-running courtroom television series Divorce Court. She served as judge for thirteen years before leaving the show in March 2020 to be succeeded by Faith Jenkins. She has since co-hosted the reality series Marriage Boot Camp as a ‘marriage mentor’.
Toler was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 25, 1959. She attended the University of Pennsylvania, as well as Harvard University.
Let’s take a look at Judge Lynn Toler’s kids, family life, and decades-long marriage with Eric Mumford.
Lynn Toler had two kids with Eric Mumford
Lynn Toler has two children with her late husband. Details about them are few and far between but their names are Xavier and William.
According to his LinkedIn, William Mumford-Toler is an audio engineer in Phoenix, Arizona.
In 2020, Lynn Toler shared a throwback snap of her sons at ages five and six. She said: “They’re in their 20’s now and live up the street.” In the caption, she emoted about missing the days when they “needed [her] for everything.”
Lynn also took on Eric Mumford’s four other sons, who he had at a young age with his first wife, as her own. She said in a Q&A she explained the situation: “I have six. Four came when I married my husband, so I have four stepsons and I have two that Eric and I made ourselves.”
She added jokingly that she is ” a little woman in a house with big men.”
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Judge Lynn Toler’s family
Lynn Toler’s family growing up consisted of her, her sister Kathy, her mother Shirley Toler, and her father, Bill Toler.
Lynn wrote about her father Bill in a 2012 op-ed for The Huffington Post. She said “I was raised in a house that rocked and rolled on the rhythm of whatever was wrong with Dad. Daddy was a brilliant, principled man who loved his family. He was also bipolar. Stuff was jumping off at my house all of the time and you never knew when or why.”
Her mother, who died in 2016, was a huge inspiration for Lynn. She told AZ Magazine”My mother had a natural emotional acuity that was extraordinary. Whenever I’ve said or done anything that truly helped someone, it’s a lesson I learned from her. This book shares those lessons with the world.”
Divorce Court saved Lynn Toler and Eric Mumford’s marriage
Lynn Toler and Eric Mumford got married in 1989, making their union 33 years long. However, things were not perfect throughout, and Toler claims that working on Divorce Court saved their marriage.
She said: “By the time we were 19 years into our marriage he was all day, every day angry and I had lost all confidence in my home.”
Lynn said that through her time on the show, she realized that most relational issues stemmed from communication issues and unmet needs.
Lynn concluded her op-ed on the topic with: “Marriage is quite the journey and things change all the time. But our marriage is better now because it is a mindful one. We keep an eye on our competing needs. We no longer act on that right-now feeling without considering long-term consequences. We have made a conscious decision to be consciously married.”
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Lynn Toler announces the passing of her husband on Instagram
On December 23, 2022, very sadly, Eric Mumford passed away. His cause of death is currently unknown but he died at the age of 71.
Lynn delivered the news through an Instagram post. The post featured a photo of the pair with the words “Beautiful Man both inside and out” typed over it.
In the caption, Lynn wrote: “I am in a million pieces”.
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