Kelly Clarkson ordered to pay ex-husband $200,000 a month amid difficult divorce

Kelly Clarkson deserves someone who celebrates her success — and unfortunately, it sounds like Brandon Blackstock wasn’t that person.

Kelly Clarkson is hitting the road for a girls trip.

She’s Miss Independent and living her best life! Amid Kelly Clarkson’s ongoing divorce from estranged husband Brandon Blackstock, she enjoyed a weekend trip with her friends in Las Vegas.

Kelly Clarkson may be in the midst of a nasty divorce from estranged husband Brandon Blackstock, but she’s not letting that prevent her from having a fun night out in Las Vegas with friends.

Kelly Clarkson scored a legal victory in her divorce from Brandon Blackstock. ET has learned that the 39-year-old singer's prenuptial agreement has been validated by the judge in her divorce case. The prenuptial agreement segregates all assets and income derived during her marriage to 44-year-old Blackstock, and gives her possession of the Montana ranch he is currently living on, and where their family quarantined together earlier in 2020.

Kelly Clarkson's prenuptial agreement in full, TMZ reported, claiming the contract, signed before she and Brandon Blackstock got hitched, segregates all assets and income derived during their marriage.Kelly was by far the breadwinner in the marriage. Because of the prenup and the ruling, Kelly gets the majority of the former couple's assets, including the Montana ranch where Brandon is currently living.

One step closer to becoming Miss Independent. Kelly Clarkson has won her Montana property in her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, TMZ reported on Thursday, August 12.

Kelly Clarkson wants her name back. According to court docs obtained by ET earlier this month, Laura Wasser, the 39-year-old singer's lawyer who's also the CEO of online divorce platform ItsOverEasy.com, requested that the coach's last name be restored to Clarkson from Blackstock, amid her divorce from Brandon Blackstock.Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage.

Resetting the record. Kelly Clarkson asked a judge to restore her last name amid her ongoing divorce from Brandon Blackstock, according to documents obtained by Us Weekly.

Kelly Clarkson, 39, is looking to officially part ways from her married name amidst her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, 44. The “Piece by Piece” singer — who filed for divorce from Brandon in June 2020 — asked a judge to legally restore her last name in new legal court documents obtained by The Blast. Along with the name change, Kelly also reportedly asked in the docs for default judgment, which would effectively finalize the divorce from her soon-to-be ex-husband.

Kelly Clarkson wants her name back.

Still going strong. Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton have remained good friends amid her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Despite having to pay a hefty sum of $150,000 a month in spousal support, Kelly Clarkson will not have to foot the bill for soon-to-be ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s ranch in Montana. A judge has sided with the singer, 39, and ruled that Brandon, 44, must pay the expenses for the $81,000 a month ranch as it is his primary residence and place of work as a full-time rancher, per court documents obtained by HollywoodLife.

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock‘s divorce battle is still in progress — and one major point of contention is the Montana ranch they shared during their marriage.

Since Kelly Clarkson makes ‘substantially’ more than ex Brandon Blackstock, a lawyer explains that the $150K figure is only about ’12-18%’ of the talk show hosts’ monthly earnings.