Court: Spears Must Pay K-Fed $120K in Legal Fees
A court has ordered that Britney Spears must pay $120,000 dollars in legal fees to ex-husband Kevin Federline for attorney bills he has racked up in his protracted custody battle.
In court documents released Tuesday and obtained by Usmagazine.com, L.A. County Commissioner Scott L. Gordon ruled that Spears pay all but $40,000 dollars of Federline’s October 10 request for $160,000 in legal costs from his ex.
The decision was made based on the former couple’s income petitions — and while “recording artist” Spears claims an average monthly income of $737,000, “self employed performance artist” Federline has previously stated he has no net income after business expenses.
Federline currently receives from Spears $15,000 in child support, and also $20,000 a month in spousal support, which expires on November 15.
In addition to paying Federline’s legal fees, the documents show that Spears has paid her attorneys $225,000 since her divorce was declared final on July 30.
November 6th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Okay, why does she have to pay his lawyer fees again?
November 7th, 2007 at 2:19 am
I think he should pay his own legal fees.
November 7th, 2007 at 7:00 am
If she wasn’t such a sorry parent incapable of caring for the babies she broke her neck to birth, the original agreement of custody would still apply. She’s the reason they’ve had to go back to court. Makes sense to me, but I’m sure many others will disagree.