The family of failed 2012 presidential candidate and former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) suffered a tragedy over the weekend when his sister-in-law, Carrie Elizabeth Romney, 64, was found dead in Southern California under suspicious circumstances.

It has now been revealed that Carrie, who was married to Romney's older brother, George Scott Romney, was embroiled in a bitter divorce at the time of her horrific death, according to the New York Post.

She is believed to have fallen or jumped to her death from a five-story structure in Los Angeles on Friday, and notably, authorities appear to have already ruled out "foul play" at this early stage of the investigation.

Dead amid a bitter ongoing divorce fight

According to the Post, Carrie Elizabeth and George Scott Romney, 81, began dating in at least 2012 and were married in 2016, though they separated after around eight years in May, and filed for divorce over "irreconcilable differences" just a month later.

Though the pair had lived together for years in a condo in Valencia, George claimed in his filing that they shared no property for the court to divide, and further sought to ensure that Carrie received none of his assets with a request to "terminate the court’s ability to award support" to either party. Notably, a separate filing from Romney's attorney indicated that both parties had agreed to "mediate property and support."

However, Carrie's divorce filing showed that, in addition to a request to change her last name from Romney to Dimas, she also asked the court to order George to pay her alimony and cover all of the legal costs of the broken nuptials.

The seemingly bitter divorce proceedings that began in June were still ongoing and not yet finalized at the time of Carrie's death on Friday, and perhaps played some unclear role in her tragic demise.

Found dead at a parking garage

NBC News reported that police were called to respond to a death at a parking garage between a hotel and a shopping mall in Santa Clarita, a suburb north of Los Angeles, around 8:30 pm on Friday.

There, they found the deceased body of Carrie Elizabeth Romney, whom investigators believe "jumped or fell from a five-story parking structure."

"No cause of death was listed Monday afternoon," the sheriff told reporters. "The death does not appear to involve foul play."

Lawyers confirm divorce wasn't yet finalized

People magazine also reported on the status of the ongoing divorce between Carrie and George Romney, and quoted Carrie's attorney, Paulina Markey, as saying, "This is an immensely difficult time for Ms. Romney’s loved ones, and the family has requested privacy as they grieve. We extend our deepest condolences to them during this time."

George's attorney, Karen Goldman, confirmed the ongoing proceedings but declined to offer any details ahead of an expected statement from the widower, except to say, "My client has not authorized me to make any comments to media during this difficult and tragic time."

The outlet noted that Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, presidential candidate, and senator from Utah, said of the death of his sister-in-law, "Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love to all our lives."

As for the ongoing investigation, a spokesperson for the L.A. County Sheriff's Office told People, "We don't know if it was suicide or accidental. There is not enough information to go by yet on what the coroner has given us so far."