Jon Gosselin has been ordered to return $180,000 of the funds he withdrew from the couple’s joint bank account that was in violation of an arbitrator’s order. ”The remaining sum of $55,000, which Ms. Gosselin used for household bills and expenses relating to the children, will be subject to further determination by the arbitrator at a later date,” Kate’s lawyer, Mark Momjian, said.
The 32-year-old reality star must repay the money or appear before the judge for a contempt proceeding by the couple’s next hearing date on Oct. 26. Kate Gosselin, 34, was also ordered to show accounting of her past expenses by the same date. Her ex previously claimed she had taken more than $60,000 of her own from the same account.
Though Judge Tilson instructed the couple to stop doing television appearances and to keep their divorce “private and amicable” for the sake of their children, both sides have blabbed.
“We’re hopeful,” Jon’s lawyer, Mark Heller, told Entertainment Tonight after the hearing. “It’s all we can say right now. We’re very hopeful.”
Kate also spoke out about the legal showdown.
“As difficult as this has been for me, I am pleased that the Court has ruled fairly on behalf of myself and my children,” the mother of eight said in a statement. “Now that this matter has been ruled on, I look forward to returning to private arbitration, as we have agreed to do, to resolve any remaining issues.”
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