Kelly Clarkson Ordered to Pay Ex Brandon Blackstock $200,000 a Month in Support

Kelly Clarkson is being hit with a major expense amid her divorce battle with ex Brandon Blackstock.

The 39-year-old The Kelly Clarkson Show host has been ordered to pay nearly $200,000 a month in spousal and child support fees to her ex, a LA County judge ordered, via The Blast.

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The order was issued as the couple argue over property, children and monthly income.

In the documentation, it was revealed that Kelly earns over $1.5 million monthly. And beginning on April 1, Kelly has been required to pay Brandon $150,000 monthly in spousal support, and will “pay child support to (Brandon) for the benefit of the minor children, River Rose Blackstock, born June 12, 2014, and Remington Alexander Blackstock, born April 12, 2016, in the amount of $45,601 per month.”

Kelly is ordered to pay her ex-husband $195,601 a month in support total.

The documents also reveal that Brandon is leaving the entertainment industry and pursuing work as a rancher, noting he “made a very deliberate choice to change his life and become a rancher full-time.”

Regarding his longtime client Blake Shelton, the new documents reveal he “spends minimal time regarding his representation of his remaining client, Blake Shelton.”

According to the order, Kelly is also required to pay $1.25 million in Brandon’s attorney fees and professional costs for their ongoing divorce.

The news comes as she filed to declare herself legally single amid the divorce proceedings.