Britney Spears Paid for Kevin Federline's Lawyer

Wed, 07 November 2007 22:29:31 ET

Considering that she is the richer side, Britney Spears was ordered to pay for Kevin Federline's legal fees.

Britney Spears has been ordered to pay Kevin Federline's legal fees in their custody battle. Superior Court Commissioner Scott M. Gordon ordered the 'Gimme More' singer to pay 120,000 dollars towards the 154,500 dollars her ex-husband owes to his lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan. Commissioner Gordon made the ruling after considering several factors including "the notable disparity between the parties' income."

Last week, court documents revealed Britney earns 737,868 dollars a month, while Kevin receives 20,000 dollars a month in spousal support and 15,000 dollars in child support payments from the 25-year-old singer. Britney spends 102,000 dollars a month on entertainment - going out, gifts and vacations - 16,000 dollars on her wardrobe, almost 50,000 dollars on her mortgage, 10,000 dollars on utility bills and just 6,000 dollars on child care.

On October 10, Kevin's lawyer Kaplan requested 160,000 dollars for fees. California law states that either party has access to legal representation to preserve their rights, even if that means one person must pay the other's lawyer. Kaplan said: "We've already incurred more fees above the 164,000 dollars in the document, and we expect we will be incurring significant other fees going into the trial. I intend to make further fee orders up to the date of the trial."

Britney and Kevin are fighting for custody of sons Sean Preston, two and 16-month-old Jayden James. Kevin currently has full temporary custody, while Britney has three visits with the boys a week, including one overnight visit, on condition she takes regular drug tests and parenting lessons.

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