VIDEO: Jon Pays Up & Kate Complies With Court Order; Feud Over Missing Money Settled
Posted on Oct 26, 2009 @ 10:31AM
Looks like the feud over that missing money is over between Jon and Kate Gosselin -- for the time being.
Jon agreed Monday morning, in a Norristown, Pennsylvania courtroom, to pay back a significant chunk of the $180,000 Kate claimed he withdrew from their joint savings account following their separation last June.
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In total, the reality TV dad had withdrawn $230,000, yet the court was chiefly interested in the amount of $180,000. The Montgomery County judge ordered Jon to put the remaining owed money (approximately $152,000) into an escrow account by the end of the day Monday. Jon had already deposited $28,500 into the account in question last week.
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As for Kate, the judge found her in compliance, after her attorney provided receipts for nearly $60,000 that Jon claimed she had taken during the same time frame. Jon said that another $33,000 was unaccounted for, to which Kate’s lawyer said the court didn’t require such an accounting.
Mark Heller, Jon’s New York based attorney, says he’s not sure how he will handle the issue of the missing $33,000 in cash withdrawals, to which Kate’s attorney Mark A. Momjian responded to RadarOnline.com: “Mr. Heller can say whatever he wants to say, but he is not Mr. Gosselin’s attorney in the state of Pennsylvania and does not represent him in this divorce action. The judge found that Kate Gosselin gave a full and complete accounting of the monies spent on household bills and other necessities and that was all she was required to do.”
Jon showed up in court Monday; Kate, who has a book signing appearance in Long Beach, California Monday afternoon, was not required to attend the hearing -- and didn't. Her attorney was there however on her behalf.
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"Kate provided a full and complete accounting of the $55,000 she spent on household expenses and is now in full and complete compliance with the court order," Kate's attorney, Mark Momjian, told RadarOnline.com.
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On Oct. 13, Jon was told by Judge Arthur Tilson to return $180,000 he withdrew from the account. The judge also wanted any other assets withdrawn from the joint account inventoried to ensure it was spent according to a divorce arbitrator's guidelines. Kate's attorney has said that his client has fulfilled all obligations set for by the court.
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Jon is currently without a lawyer, as his Pennsylvania counsel, Charlie Meyer resigned from Gosselin's employ as of Monday.
The rest of the details, authorities said, will be hammered out during a two-day arbitraton session slated for November.
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Comments
It is very rare that a judge lets an attorney withdraw if the client has no new atty unless there is an irretrievable breakdown of the atty-client relationship so that the old atty. can't be an effective advocate.
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 9:51pm
Hi Tell it: Hailey was at the courthouse too? where;d you see that. wow!
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 8:33pm
HELLER WASN'T EVEN IN THE COURTROOM! THE JUDGE SAID HE ISN'T AUTHORIZED TO BE THERE LEGALLY & JON'S OTHER LAWYER QUIT RIGHT BEFORE COURT & JUDGE TOLD JON HE BETTER FIND A NEW LAWYER PRONTO
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 6:47pm
what a complete waste of time and $$ and a drain on our legal system. Heller and Jon should be fined for abuse of the justice system.
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 3:57pm
He looks like a mass murderer in this video. All dead beat dads should have to walk the hall of shame with cameras flashing douchebag of the year. So... he did or didn't comply? why go to court then?
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 3:53pm
Will Jon have to go to jail if he does not put the money back by the end of the day?????
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 3:46pm
maybe THAT IS WHY the judge told him today that he better find another lawyer real quick. Heller was not allowed in the courtroom. They said Jon sat all by his loneseome. POOR BABY!
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 6:48pm
Was J looking for a loan from Saint Jodi and K, or where they there to make a few bucks. Jon boy went over the cliff this morning. Bye bye J and K.
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 3:33pm
Tell it like it is-- you're right. Jon and the Hellers just blab and blab and whine. Do what the judge tells you to do. The judge is applying legal standards and ethics. Something Jon doesn't understand.
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 3:22pm
Jon has absolutely no class. He even took his skank Hailey to court with him so he could get even more money from exposing her. All he wanted to do is throw Hailey in her face & that's why he is so disappointed Kate didn't show up.
Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 3:31pm