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Celebs like Hulk and Van Der Beek are shelling out, while the likes of Kate Gosselin are on the receiving end of legal settlements. Click through and find out who's getting what! (AP/AP/AP)![Jon and Kate Gosselin]()
The latest Gosselin drama involves Jon suing Kate for more custody and possible spousal support. Jon’s attorney told TMZ that Kate is "an absentee mom," whose stint on Dancing with the Stars prohibits her from mothering their twins and sextuplets. Jon may also seek spousal support from his ex wife; he currently pays Kate $22,000 a month in child support, a fee List calls "ridiculous." Kate's attorney told RadarOnline.com that Jon's suit is "reckless" and "offensive." (AP/AP)![Dennis Hopper and Victoria Duffy]()
73 year-old Dennis, who is suffering from terminal prostate cancer, has been ordered by a judge to pay his estranged wife $12,000 a month in total. Victoria Duffy gets $8,000 a month in spousal support plus $4,000 in child support for their young daughter Galen (pictured). (REUTERS)![Jude Law and Samantha Burke]()
The actor, already father to three kids with ex wife Sadie Frost, reportedly pays $5,000 per month to former fling Samantha Burke towards the care of his love child. Jude reportedly will visit seven month-old Sophia twice a year. (AP)![Nas and Kelis]()
Rapper Nas and pop star Kelis split up right before the birth of their baby son Knight last year. The “Milkshake” singer receives $55,000 in spousal and child support per month from her ex husband, according to reports. (AP)![James Van Der Beek and Heather McComb]()
James Van Der Beek, AKA "Dawson" recently settled an alimony payment with his soon-to-be-ex wife, Heather. TMZ reports that Van Der Beek has to pay McComb $7,750 a month in spousal support. But before you start feeling bad for the Beek, know this: He earns $50,000 per month. Plus, he gets the Hollywood house. (AP)![Kate Walsh and Alex Young]()
"Private Practice" star Walsh was reportedly required to make a one-time payment of $627,000 to her ex as part of their divorce settlement. Young filed for divorce after just 15 months of marriage. (AP)![Linda and Hulk Hogan]()
In 2008, Hulk was reportedly ordered to pay Linda alimony to the tune of $40,000 a month! The whopping sum was to paid for about a year, and then re-evaluated. She also got to keep a California house -- and Hulk has to pay the utilities. Doh! (AP)![Diddy and Misa Hylton-Brim]()
Diddy's ex Misa sued the mogul, asking to increase her $5,000 monthly child support payments. It worked, and Diddy was reportedly ordered to pay $21,782 per month for Justin, the largest child support payment in New York state history (as of 2005). The star was ordered to pay the hefty sum, although he countered that in addition to child support, he covers Justin's health insurance, tuition, vacations, clothes and other items, shelling about $120,000 per year on the kid. Diddy has two other baby mamas for a total of five children, plus one step-son. Justin recently celebrated his 16th birthday on the MTV series "Super Sweet 16." Dad Diddy gifted the teen with a Maybach -- a car worth $300,000. (AP)![Danny and Gretchen Bonaduce]()
Gretchen reportedly receives $16,000 a month in child support from her former "Breaking Bonaduce" co-star. Ex husband Danny apparently pulls in $500,000 a year! The former couple have two children together and share custody. (AP)![Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen]()
“Denise gets $52,000 a month tax-free in child support,” a Sheen insider tells Page Six. Dang. The report states that in addition to the child support, Richards got $60,000 a month in alimony (also tax-free) for two years. Richards also gets a sizable portion of Sheen’s “Two and a Half Men” earnings, which “eventually will net her up to $25 million,” according to the source. (x17online.com)![Britney Spears and Kevin Federline]()
According to their 2006 divorce papers, K-Fed gets $20,000 per month from Britney in spousal support. Which he may or may not be spending on Cheetos. According to TMZ.com, Federline additionally receives $15,000 a month in child support for the couple's two boys. (x17online.com/REUTERS)Paying Alimony, Hollywood Style
From Hulk Hogan to Jon Gosselin, these stars are forking over hefty child and spousal support payments.
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