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Bahaha Jon Gosselin got F'd in the A
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Divorce was finalized today and apparently he got the short end of the stick. He has to pay a five figure child support payment a month, and hes not allowed to work outside of TLC. What a sucker. Im pretty certain Kates getting the house as well as custody.
I cant say Im not laughing my ass off at him right now.
I cant say Im not laughing my ass off at him right now.
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Re: Bahaha Jon Gosselin got F'd in the A
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"You can take your etiquette and shove it!" ~misscarolb
Do not get me wrong, I'm not a Jon fan... but $120,000 (minimum) for child support is a little steep. Especially with Kate having her own book and TV show, thus her own money. Not saying he should not have to pay. but that seems a little high? No? How much does he make at TLC?
So how I think we will see Jon in jail for not making child support payments because TLC will not pay him and he can't work anywhere else. Even if he did work someone else, I have a tough time believing he would make enough to cover child support let alone enough for basic living expenses for himself.
Sure, he has a contract with TLC. That's fantatsic. However, that shouldn't keep him from getting a job doing something else like pumping gas. Only the judge awarded support so high that he can't actually do that.
I'm sorry, but screwing over a father isn't exaclty justice. Although I'm sure Kate is loving it, she's not exactly a deserving, doting parent either. But hey, she's guaranteed to see her kids' father in jail now.
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I am constantly mindboggled by all of the child support settlements celebrities seem to get. Why on earth does it cost 10 times as much to raise a celebrity baby as a regular baby? I get that in most cases the fathers have the money, but it seems ridiculous to ask any father to pay five figures a month for his kid just because he can. IMO it just breeds the mentality of "have a baby by me, baby be a millionaire" among skank whores everywhere.
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[QUOTE]I don't think TLC is saying he can't work, they are just saying he can't work in the public eye. I'm sure they wouldn't stop him from getting another job in IT like he had before the show (although I presume he would view that as below him at this point, but cry me a fuccking river). I am constantly mindboggled by all of the child support settlements celebrities seem to get. Why on earth does it cost 10 times as much to raise a celebrity baby as a regular baby? I get that in most cases the fathers have the money, but it seems ridiculous to ask any father to pay five figures a month for his kid just because he can. IMO it just breeds the mentality of "have a baby by me, baby be a millionaire" among skank whores everywhere.
Posted by Kati0105[/QUOTE]
I'm sure Kate's lawyers argued that she and the children are used to a certain "standard of living" and since TLC isn't providing everything for them anymore, and they can't bear to live like normal families, it's Jon's responsibility to make up for all of that.
Seems like he's getting pushed into some sort of deal with TLC
[QUOTE]I'm not a fan of Jon, but the story isn't making much sense right now. How can he be ordered to pay out more in child support than he makes? I thought child support was based on income.
Posted by tenofcups4me[/QUOTE]
Well, they look at his income history, which is pretty substantial. My mom pays maintenance for my jerktastic father, and has been unemployed for most of the past 2 years. They're still taking the same amount of payment for my dad as they were when she was working. Yes, she went back to court about it- and lost.
Yeah with the Gosselin kids I'm more understanding since there are 8 of them and all, but I think I read recently that Jude Law is also paying 5 figures a month for his new illegitimate child. If the mother had been impregnated by anyone else she'd be getting a very small fraction of that. It just doesn't make sense to me that certain children are entitled to lavish lifestyles from day one of life just because of their DNA while my friend only gets like $500 a month in child support to help raise her kid in LA.
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[QUOTE]Yeah, I don't think it has to do with not being able to work at say, McD's... just that he can't sell another program to like, the Playboy channel. There was a previous contract in this instance, so there's not much to be done there. Seems like he's getting pushed into some sort of deal with TLC
Posted by AmoroAgain[/QUOTE]
Actually, if he has to pay 5 figures A MONTH in child support, he can't work at McD's. Unless their wages have gone up significantly.
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[QUOTE]You can laugh at him all you want but he still has more money than you.
Posted by connie0000[/QUOTE]
That was a random commnent. You sound like you're defending a boyfriend. Don't tell me you're dating JG!