Christina Hall is involved in a child support fight with her ex-boyfriend.
Now known by Christina Haack, her maiden name, she accused Josh Hall of demanding a colossal amount of spousal support amid your contentious divorce.
Now, her soon-to-be ex-husband is reacting with his own version of things.
Josh Hall accuses Christina and her lawyer of lying through their teeth. But he’s not making these claims through traditional divorce channels.
What child support is Josh Hall demanding from Christina Haack?
According to the HGTV star, her ex asked for an “outrageous” amount in monthly child support.
“Josh Hall is requesting $65,000 a month in spousal support from (Christina) over a marriage of 2 years and 9 months, which is outrageous when he is self-supporting,” documents from Christina’s legal team deals, according to People.
Christina went on to argue that Josh Hall “doesn’t need spousal support,” claiming he “just paid over $70,000 to rent” a Bentley.
On Wednesday, October 16, Josh Hall responded. He didn’t do this in court documents… but through his Instagram Story, of all places.
According to Josh Hall, Christina Haack’s legal arguments were “full of lies and assumptions.
He called Matthew S. DeArmey, Christina’s divorce attorney, claiming this was an “interesting tactic for someone who is a licensed attorney and has taken an oath of integrity. I am certain that making demonstrably false statements to a judge is unethical.” (Has anyone ever liked their ex’s divorce lawyer?)
Josh Hall also filed to stop Christina Haack from selling her home
Christina Haack was hoping to sell her $4.5 million home in Franklin, Tennessee.
However, Josh Hall lives there. And he filed an emergency petition not long ago to try to stop her from selling it.
According to Josh, he made a global settlement offer to Christina, but she turned it down, intending to sell her house.
Under the terms of the previous agreement, Josh Hall was allowed to live in the residence for 12 days last month – during which time it was unoccupied.
According to Josh, however, Christina should have done so, but she didn’t get a court order to sell the house and didn’t get his permission to sell it either. (For the record, Christina Haack is the sole owner of the house)
Josh no longer lives there and has moved to another property in Tennessee. He claims he is “suffering prejudice” because his cost of living has increased.
This divorce is so bitter
Child support is a complex topic. The concept exists so that a wealthy partner cannot (in theory) use their assets to control, extort, or prevent their spouse from leaving them. Also so that the ex doesn’t have to beg for support after leaving.
Additionally, there are valid arguments as to why some exes demand large amounts of money. One of them is time – years or decades spent as partners mean they may have sacrificed career opportunities by devoting time to a now-defunct relationship.
It’s unclear how any of these situations apply to such a short marriage. Maybe Josh Hall will have more to say soon. And maybe this time he’ll say it through his divorce lawyer instead of accusing a court official of lying to a judge.