The 'Grey's Anatomy' star has reportedly paid $270,000 towards Aryn Drake-Lee's legal bills, but she claims to be needing more money in preparation for their divorce settlement in September.
- April 11, 2019
AceShowbiz - Jesse Williams' estranged wife has asked the actor to give her more money to cover her legal fees in their upcoming divorce trial.
The "Grey's Anatomy" star has been engaged in a bitter legal dispute with Aryn Drake-Lee ever since they separated in 2017 after five years of marriage. The former couple, who are parents to daughter Sadie and son Maceo, are preparing to go to trial to hash out the terms of their divorce settlement in September.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Drake-Lee is requesting the actor pay her lawyer $100,000 (£76,500). He has already paid $270,000 (£206,550) towards her legal bills so far, but she claims she needs more money to prepare for the trial.
She is also asking for a further $100,000 to pay a forensic accountant she used as part of her preparation.
After a nasty back-and-forth, Williams was ordered to give Drake-Lee $50,000 (£38,300) a month in addition to another $50,700 (£38,800) a month in spousal support last year (18). She is expected to push for this to remain the same at the trial, while he has been trying to get it reduced, saying it's way too much. His ex is also claiming the 37-year-old owes her close to $1 million (£765,000) in retroactive support.
They currently have a joint legal custody agreement with a flexible custody plan in place to accommodate his "Grey's Anatomy" shooting schedule, but she is pushing for a more consistent plan and wants Williams to hand over the TV show's shooting schedule each week.
