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Noella Bergener has scored a courtroom victory in her youngster help battle in opposition to her ex-husband, James Bergener, as her Bravo wage was additionally revealed in courtroom.
Two years after the Actual Housewives of Orange County star filed for separation from the non-public harm legal professional, Noella, 39, has been awarded $25,000 per thirty days for his or her son, James Jr., who was born in 2019, after claiming she has no earnings or property to her identify.
In response to courtroom paperwork obtained by Radar On-line on July 31, an Orange County Superior Court docket choose made the ruling and closed the case, additionally ordering James to pay one other $5,000 month-to-month for again help.
As RHOC followers might recall, the unique petition in opposition to James, which was filed for Noella by the County of Orange, claimed James was making $900,000 per thirty days, requested $52,907 per thirty days in youngster help, and requested for him to offer medical insurance protection for his or her youngster.
In response, James objected.
“I don’t agree with the proposed guideline youngster help quantity as a result of the rule calculation is predicated on inaccurate earnings info. The determine used for my earnings is predicated solely on oral statements from Different Mother or father. Different Mother or father’s statements are usually not correct, and she or he is aware of they aren’t correct,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, in her personal courtroom paperwork, Noella, who appeared solely on the sixteenth season of RHOC, mentioned she was unemployed after raking in $46,000 throughout her time with Bravo and that her month-to-month bills totaled $4,070.
“James goes months with out seeing our son. He’s had 9 visits within the final 21 months. He has been in California typically for beauty procedures, work, and business shoots with out visiting our son,” she wrote, noting that as a result of their son is autistic, he “requires occupational and speech remedy.”
Noella then mentioned that after practically 11 months with out help from James, she maxed out a mortgage from her 70-year-old mom.
“I can’t afford hire and we needed to transfer in with my boyfriend. I haven’t been capable of present something near the childhood our son had earlier than his father left. All whereas having to observe James’ commercials claiming report rewards, and seeing thousand greenback meals charged to our nation membership membership in Puerto Rico. It’s embarrassing that that is what I’m at,” she continued. “I by no means imagined that he would neglect to care for his personal youngster. I’d not be right here if he didn’t cease paying the $15k help which is greater than half of what we agreed to in mediation.”
Additionally amid the latest listening to, Noella agreed she would use a proportion of James’ youngster help to get medical insurance for her son since James “resides out of the state.”
Noella filed for separation from James in August 2021 after the IRS accused him of owing over $4 million in taxes and hit him with an enormous tax lien because the State of California claimed it was owed $1.8 million. Then, months later, Noella filed for divorce and requested full custody of James Jr. as James filed his personal petition in Puerto Rico.
The Actual Housewives of Orange County season 17 airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.
