10 star moms who pay alimony to ex-husbands

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

We are accustomed to the fact that in the post-Soviet space, the judicial practice of divorce proceedings confers on a woman the functions of the main guardian of her children. And dad is so, as long as he pays alimony. Meanwhile, the situation in the world is often completely different. It is with the father that the children often stay, and the mother only has to deduct part of her income to her ex-spouse every month. Today we will give examples of just such cases.

Morena Baccarin

Morena married up-and-coming filmmaker Austin Chick on Thanksgiving in 2011. It would seem that there is love and understanding between the newlyweds, and even the wedding took place on a significant day for Americans - what can prevent the idyll? Two years later, they have a son, Julius. And after another 20 months, the 36-year-old star receives not only divorce papers, where the reason for the gap was the standard "irreconcilable differences", but also a requirement to pay alimony.

What could have made your ex-husband so angry? Everything is trite. Morena not only cheated on Austin Chuck, but also became pregnant with her new lover Ben Mackenzie. The ex-husband took advantage of this, having sued himself custody of the baby in the amount of 20 thousand dollars a month. Well, Marena safely gave birth to a daughter and remarried. However, she has no time to enjoy motherhood - even during a pandemic, she continues to act in films and participate in television projects, because she has to support the children.

Scarlett Johansson

The second husband of the actress was a French-born journalist Romain Doriac. Their romance began in 2012, and they decided to legalize the relationship two years later. However, on March 7, 2017, the actress appealed to a New York state court, clarifying that her marriage was "hopelessly ruined." Lawyers for the star said she intends to seek custody of two-year-old Rose Dorothy Doriak. But they are opposed by lawyers from the ex-spouse, clarifying that the father and his daughter are planning to move to France, and "Mrs. Johansson travels a lot." It is a reference to the fact that because of work, the mother is practically not involved in raising her daughter and was taken as a basis in order to achieve sole custody. Nevertheless, the actress was able to withstand this struggle and recently became the full-fledged guardian of the baby.

Britney Spears

Sometimes beauty, talent, a successful career and a place on the Forbes list do not mean a happy family life. Britney, after three months of dating, literally jumped out to marry Kevin Federline. The girl would have thought - the admirer already had a girlfriend, who by that time was in the 8th month of pregnancy. But, as you can see, reason and feelings are incompatible things. Further life together did not lead to anything good - the pop star gave birth to children, and her hubby continued to enjoy life at her expense. The beauty's patience ran out, she divorced and immediately fell into a severe depression. Moreover, the father of the children was lucky - Britney not only did not demand alimony, but also allowed his father to see them often. However, the situation soon changed - the singer's immoral life helped Federline achieve child custody, $ 1 million in compensation and monthly payments of $ 20 thousand.

Kim Basinger

The first marriage of the star "Nine and a half weeks" ended in collapse. Her husband, make-up artist Ron Britton, made a big profit on his famous wife. At the same time, the marriage lasted eight years and did not lead to the appearance of heirs. Nevertheless, the ex-spouse, after the divorce, achieved an allowance of 12 thousand dollars a month. His argument was the assertion that the actress inflicted severe moral harm on him, as she constantly got lovers. In addition, the woman had to pay off the loan, which was taken by her ex-husband in her name.

Halle Berry

Sometimes you are surprised at female kindness and strange laws. Holly gave birth to a daughter from a fashion model Gabriel Aubrey without being legally married. Only two years later, the handsome husband went to court for the recognition of paternity. And then he achieved a court decision, according to which the actress is obliged to transfer 16 thousand dollars to his account every month. At the same time, Nala's daughter continues to live with her mother, who also pays for her education. But Gabriel can afford not to bother looking for work - according to US laws, he is provided up to the 19th birthday of the child.

Mel B

Another example of the oddities of the judicial system. Melanie Brown has been subjected to domestic violence by her husband, film producer Steven Belafonte. Moreover, these facts were confirmed, and during the divorce, the court limited the ex-spouse's approach to his ex-wife. However, at the same time, the singer was forced to pay him 40 thousand dollars every month.

Anne Heche

Cinematographer Coleman Laffoon, former husband of Anne Heche, also sued custody of the common son. According to him, this amount is exactly the same as the cost of medical insurance and tuition fees for their son Homer.

Gwen Stefani

For a long time, the union of singer Gwen Stefani and musician Gavin Rossdrave was considered almost the strongest. They lived together for fourteen years and became the parents of three beautiful sons - Kingston, Zuma and Apollo. However, the ensuing divorce put an end to this idyll. The reason for the breakup was the spouse's infidelity (the last straw was an affair with the nanny of their children). The divorce was painful for both. The musician told in all popular media that only death can be worse than parting, that he made a mistake and he sincerely regrets about it. But at the same time, the man did not waste time on trifles and asked to award him half of the fortune, as well as 50 thousand monthly payments. This time the court did not look for a “sacrificial ram” and made a fair decision. The personal savings of the spouses remained indivisible. However, in the end, such a finale suited both spouses.

Jennifer Lopez

Eight months in marriage - what is not a reason to demand money from a star wife for maintenance? In June 2002, Jennifer Lopez and dancer Chris Judd filed for divorce. As they say, Chris has long begged his rich wife for money for one or another interesting project, according to him, but the singer was more realistic. She had already been burned in her first marriage, and did not want to step on the rake again. She estimated her freedom at $ 18 million, but on one condition: the man had to sign non-disclosure papers about the details of their intimate life. As a result, the ex-spouses remained friends, and the money received became a startup for an enterprising young man.

Madonna

Even from this "shark" of show business, the spouse and rather wealthy director Guy Ritchie managed to win 89 million dollars and several mansions in the UK and the USA. But the woman chose to accept - at that time her fortune was estimated at more than 300 million.