Barry Bonds and ex-wife appear
in San Mateo family court

Bond's use of steroids denied

By Adam Martin, Bay City News

March 8, 2006

More than a dozen news cameras and reporters bombarded San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds this afternoon after he and his ex-wife made a quick appearance in a San Mateo County family courtroom.

Bonds and his former wife Susann were in court for about 30 minutes as they reportedly dealt with some child custody and visitation issues regarding their two children.

After today's court proceedings, which were closed to the public, Susann exited the sixth-floor courtroom first and made her way to the elevator without uttering a word to members of the media or curious onlookers.

Bonds also declined to make any statements. However, one of three people that escorted him out of Judge Richard DuBois's courtroom said, "Barry denies the allegations in the book," referring to a recently released book that highlights how the revered baseball player allegedly used performance enhancing drugs.

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