{"id":46335,"date":"2018-08-09T11:42:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T11:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/?p=46335"},"modified":"2019-04-17T17:12:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:12:57","slug":"mel-b-and-stephen-belafonte-finalise-divorce-as-shes-ordered-to-pay-exs-270000-legal-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/mel-b-and-stephen-belafonte-finalise-divorce-as-shes-ordered-to-pay-exs-270000-legal-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Mel B And Stephen Belafonte Finalise Divorce As She’s Ordered To Pay Ex’s £270,000 Legal Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mel B<\/a> and Stephen Belafonte have finalised their divorce, 16 months after the former Spice Girl first filed court papers<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The split was made official at Los Angeles Superior Court where a judge ruled that Mel has to pay her ex\u2019s $350,000 (<\/span>\u00a3270,000) legal fees. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Mel and Stephen in April 2016
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Mel will also have to pay Stephen \u00a33,800 a month in child support, for their six-year-old, Madison, while both of them were ordered to set aside funds from the sale of their $8 million LA ho<\/span>me to pay a tax bill. <\/span><\/p>\n

Judge Mark Juhas threw out the restraining orders Mel and Stephen had both obtained. <\/span><\/p>\n

Instead, the exes agreed to stay 200 yards apart with exceptions to be made for events and occasions involving Madison, who they will share joint custody of. <\/span><\/p>\n

Celebrating the divorce finalisation on Instagram, Mel posted a video of herself and best friend <\/span>Gary Madatyan brandishing the papers. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, Stephen spoke to MailOnline<\/a>, telling the website he was \u201cecstatic\u201d with the judge\u2019s decision. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I got everything I wanted and we could have settled this months ago,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s such a relief that it\u2019s finally over.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe didn\u2019t get anything out of this. We split everything 50\/50. In fact, my alimony and my child support is more than I had asked for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of their agreements, Stephen withdrew his application for visitation rights to his Mel\u2019s daughter Angel, whose biological father is Eddie Murphy. <\/span><\/p>\n

The decision came after three days of negotiations. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mel is currently preparing for the release of her tell-all book \u2018Brutally Honest\u2019, which is described as \u201c<\/span>an expos\u00e9 of the struggles and acute pain that lay behind the glamour and success\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe book removes the mask of fame and reveals the true story behind the Spice Girls,\u201d the blurb reads. \u201cAs well as the horror of her most recent marriage and her 10 year struggle to be free.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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