Brit Ordered To Pay K-Fed’s Legal Bills
March 18, 2008 by Amber
Filed under Britney Spears, Kevin Federline
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Looks like Brit Brit will have to forego new underwear for another month! The pop tart and mother-of-two has just been ordered to pay ex-hubby Kevin Federline’s $375,000 of legal bills, according to the latest court documents.
Scott Gordon, the Los Angeles Court Commissioner, said that the billing of Spears was “reasonable,” because Britney’s actions “caused the great majority of litigation.”
Spears’ lawyer, Stacy Phillips, is disputing the charges, claiming that Mark Vincent Kaplan (Federline’s attorney) had over-charged Brit Brit simply because she was being ordered to pay. Last week, Phillips asked that Federline be liable to fit some of the money for the bills, which are in excess of a quarter of a million dollars.
Phillips claims that Federline’s $2,000 tip on a mere $365 dinner tab suggests that he can afford to pay, at least in part, “for the diligent work being done on his behalf.” However, if the family court believes that one party is not financially stable enough to pay their legal bills, the court has it in their power to transfer payment responsibility to the wealthier party (in this case, Spears).
Previously, Federline has claimed in court documents that he has “no steady income,” while ex-wife Britney Spears earns more than $8 million per annum.
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