Kelly Clarkson will pay 70% of her children’s school fees and expenses but has refused to pay for her ex-husband’s Montana ranch amid their bitter divorce battle.
The Since U Been Gone hitmaker is working out the specifics of her split from music manager Brandon Blackstock, after it was revealed she had been ordered to pay him $200k in temporary spousal and child support.
Clarkson, 39, has agreed to pay the majority of the fees for their kids – River Rose, seven, and Remington Alexander, five – to attend private school.
However, she does not want to pay towards the running costs of Brandon’s Montana ranch, which is a decision the judge has upheld and agreed to Kelly’s terms, TMZ report.
The latest: Kelly Clarkson will pay 70% of her children’s school fees but has refused to pay for her ex-husband’s ranch amid their bitter divorce battle (Pictured, 2018)
The judge has ordered that Blackstock carry the financial burden of his Montana ranch, that costs around $81,000 a month to run in expenses, per the report.
The decision was made as Blackstock is currently living at the ranch, and is using it as his primary residence. It was also revealed that Blackstock was earning around $10k a month, while Clarkson was bringing home around $1.5M a month.
Court documents obtained by TMZ confirm Kelly will continue to pay Brandon $150,000 per month whilst the divorce case continues in court as well as $45,000 in child support.
The Stronger singer – said to be worth $45M – has been required to pay her ex/former manager a whopping $150k a month in spousal support since April 1st 2021.
It’s over: (L-R) Seth Blackstock, Savannah Blackstock, Remington Alexander Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson, River Blackstock and Brandon Blackstock in April last year
Legal documents obtained by The Blast last month revealed details into Clarkson’s finances, showing that she personally earns $1,583,617 a month.
All-in-all, Kelly will end up cutting a $195,601 check for her ex every month.
The order additionally requires her to pay $1.25million to cover Brandon’s attorney fees incurred from the divorce.
The documents also reveal that Blackstock has decided to change careers, leaving behind the entertainment business to pursue ranching.
The filings say Blackstock ‘made a very deliberate choice to change his life and become a rancher full-time.’
According to the docs, he plans to earn income sponsoring rodeos and tending to his land and livestock.
Blackstock’s side claims he is out of the music business, stating he ‘spends minimal time regarding his representation of his remaining client, Blake Shelton.’
Earlier this month Clarkson asked for the courts to legally declare her single, over one year after she initially filed for divorce in June 2020.
To make matters worse, she had previously asked the court to terminate Blackstock’s ability to seek spousal support, and for the couple’s prenuptial agreement to be ‘enforced’ which could outline a custody arrangement.
The singer has sold a staggering 25 million albums and 45 million singles worldwide in her career, and currently has her own talk-show.
Paycheck: The documents also revealed details into Clarkson’s finances, showing that she personally earns $1,583,617 a month
Clarkson first began dating Blackstock – a country music manager – back in 2011 and married him in 2013. Blackstock also shares his 13-year-old son Seth and 17-year-old daughter Savannah with his ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.
Meanwhile, the Piece By Piece hitmaker recently sparked speculation she and Blackstock could have been set to have a third child, as she confessed she had ‘baby fever’ after chatting to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.
During their chat, in which Gordon’s 13-month-old son Oscar appeared, Clarkson said: ‘Oh my gosh! Do not do this to me. I so want another child, and my husband is like, ‘No! We have four!’
‘You get baby fever when you see them and you’re like, ‘Oh, I miss the chubby little legs and the little face.’
Kids: Kelly is asking for joint legal and physical custody of her two children River, five, and Remington, four, in her divorce from Brandon after seven years of marriage.
The desire to have another baby came as a surprise to Clarkson’s fans, as she has previously been vocal about her decision to stop having children.
She even had her tubes tied to prevent her from getting pregnant for a third time, whilst Blackstock has also undergone a medical procedure to ensure he is no longer capable of having kids.
In 2017, Kelly said: ‘Oh God, those tubes are gone! That’s blasphemy. We don’t even speak of it. We’re both fixed in our own ways, yet still we’ll probably get pregnant again somehow.
‘I always feel bad because I have friends who have a hard time getting pregnant and I’m just like guys, I have the worst pregnancies ever, it can’t happen again!’
Kiss off: Earlier this month Clarkson asked for the courts to legally declare her single, over one year after she initially filed for divorce in June 2020 (Pictured, 2018)