Following today’s decision by an arbitrator in the battle between Jon Gosselin and soon-to-be-ex-wife Kate, which saw the Ed Hardy-loving bachelor-to-be ordered to return $180,000 by Oct. 26 or face contempt charges, Jon’s lawyer has decided it’s time to have his say — and he doesn’t seem too happy.
In a statement to OK!, Jon’s attorney Mark Jay Heller says that a plan is in the works to “put financial matters back on track” in the hope of never having to worry about the Oct. 26 deadline. Heller also takes issue with Kate’s attorney, Mark Momjian, for his public statements on Tuesday, which Heller alleges “compromise” the arbitration and “micharacterize the facts.”
Finally, Jon’s legal eagle falls just short of pointing an accusatory finger at Kate, hinting that a look at Kate’s finances will show wrongdoing on her part as well.
For those interested in the unedited legalese, here you go:
“Both sides and their counsel, with the able guidance of Judge Tilson and Arbitrator Fingerman, have formulated a plan to put the financial matters back on track, so that on or before the next Court Date of October 26, 2009 all issues that were the subject of both Contempt Proceedings will be academic.
“Regrettably, the spirit of what I perceived to be the implied understanding that counsel for both sides would not address specifics of the financial issues in public, has, in my opinion, been compromised by Mr. Momjian (one of Kate Gosselin’s attorneys), whose statement to the media today mischaracterizes the facts and fails to address, for example, that there has been no determination or proof that the $55,000 alleged to have been taken by Kate Gosselin (in violation of the Arbitrator’s Order) was for family expenses, as alleged by Mr. Momjian, nor has there been a determination concerning the hundreds of thousands of dollars that Kate has failed to account for in violation of the Arbitrator’s Order – It may very well be determined that very substantial sums of money which Kate has failed to account for might have been misapplied and misused by Kate. As of now, Jon Gosselin chooses to give Kate the benefit of doubt, but we are all anxiously awaiting her compliance with the Arbitrator’s Order.”
Interesting. Heller doesn’t deny that Mr. Gosselin was ordered to return $180,000.00 by the 26th.
Give back the 180.000 Jon and show reciepts for the 55.000 Katie, judge isn’t playing
There’s ALWAYS two sides to the story. We all know Kate is not innocent. She’s just furious that Jon took money without HER approval. She has to learn that she can’t control him any longer. I bet she’s ready to go insane that she now has to answer to him. What a riot.
Kate had her lawyer file court papers, demanding that Jon return the $230,000 she claimed he stole. Including in those papers is an email that Kate received from the bank. In it we see the following:
09-14-09 Phone transfer for $10,000
09-23-09 Wire transfer for $25,000
A wire transfer is money transferred from one account to another account.
Kate is the controller of all the accounts and she makes transfers. The last thing the lady tells Kate in the email is that she process the transfers that Kate has done for her other business accounts.
So, what account did Kate transfer $10,000 and $25,000 to?
She’s not innocent. It’s funny how all of a sudden she remember using $55,000 for bills, when she clearly gotten on TV and said that Jon stole $180,000.
Jon was accused of stealing $230,000 on 10-01-09 and that’s why he showed a receipt on ET and The Insider for $22,000, showing that he didn’t withdraw $230,000 on that day, but $22,000 instead.
At least Jon is honest. He didn’t deny taking money out of the account. He admitted to taking $177,000 out of the account over the year. Yes, he was short by $3,000, because he wasn’t sure as to the exact amount he has taken.
Anyone that wants to be honest will agree that $177,000 is closer to $180,000 than $230,000 will ever be.
Another thing, if TLC paid Jon and Kate by depositing their paycheck into that account, then Jon should be able to get his money from there with no problem.
TLC didn’t give them each a pay check.They did diret deposit.I hope TLC sent Jon and Kate their check stubs to show them how much they have been paid.
You would have to know about direct deposit, in order to know your money goes to the bank, but you get a check stub from your job.
Jon’s DIVORCE legal team choices continue to confuse me. Isn’t Mr. Mark Heller an entertainment attorney? Anyone in the press trying to find out if he has been granted the OK to even represent Jon in the DIVORCE? Everytime the man opens his mouth it seems more to do with Jon’s job and compensation than with a DIVORCE? Never hear a peep about the kids, ALWAYS manages to interject the word “substantial” as if there is some horde of money somewhere that Jon has been denied. The reality is Jon has a HORDE of CHILDREN and HOW I wish someone in the media would ask Mr. Heller if he has any professional ties to Talent Resources, Mike Heller’s company. That is the company supposedly working on some OTHER reality show “Divorced Daddies”, right? What happened to Mr. Charles Meyer? He filed paperwork asking to be removed in midSept. right? The smae time Mr. Mark Heller stepped in. But it was Charles Meyer who filed Jon’s answer and counterclaim. Why isn’t the media asking Mr Meyer (who is licensed in PA) about Jon’s DIVORCE? And what about when Jon left the courthouse. The footage didn’t show Mr. Meyer at all. There was Mr. Mark Heller of course and some really tall rather ugly man behind him. WHO WAS THAT? The immediae release by Mr. Heller was “all the attorneys worked very hard and were pleased with the outcome”. I would like to know how many attorneys Jon has. I saw only one with Kate, Mr Momjian. Mr. Heller had claimed the week before the hearing that Kate had “lawyered up” INSTEAD of privately negotiating with Jon. Wouldn’t that have included Mike and Mark Heller both attorneys? How stupid is Jon? What attorney introduces a hig profile DIVORCE client to a FELON, Michael Lohan, while the man is going through a DIVORCE? Especially a man with 8 very young children? I hope Mr. Singer is taking notes…
Mr. Singer is going along with Kate’s lies. Their stories don’t make sense.
Kate better get a real job.
Kate has EMPLOYMENT, doesn’t she? She is under contract with TLC. The trouble is Jon is too. BUT Jon wants to renegotiate the terms of his contract, right? Mike Heller, an attorney Jon referred to over the summer as his business manager (Mike Heller founded Talent Resources, a ‘celebrity Marketing’ company- you might recall Jon name dropped that company during interviews) couldn’t get Jon released from the noncompete clause. So what does Jon do. Jon hires Mr. Mike Heller’s dad, Mark Heller, as his “divorce” attorney. I don’t see why so many have trouble seeing what is going on here. I see possible CONFLICT of INTEREST here with Jon possibly on the losing end. LOOK AT WHAT JON has done and who keeps getting photo’d right alongside of him, Mr Mark Heller. Anyone going through a Divorce get invited to their attorney’s estate (iof course that Hampton estate could have been Mike’s), have their “divorce” attorney accompany them to work? Unless Mark Heller has contractually agreed to rep. Jon for a FLAT FEE, I worry Jon is digging himself deep in debt. I fully appreciate Jon allowed Kate to do the finances, I don’t find that terrible on Jon’s part. When Jon was walking to the courthouse he is on tape as saying he has never been to court before. I really worry Jon is being misled and he has no idea what the consequences could be for his actions. Common sense tells you past and current spending choices and patterns of both parents will be very important right? Visiting bars and ordering drinks for the whole place, bouncing from bar to bar, hotel to hotel, Vegas, LA party scene. Buying flashy cars, toys when you have so many very young children? HUMMMM. I don’t think Mr. Heller or Jon get it - chosing a NYC apartment when he did? Really? Maybe helped to give Mr. Heller some traction since he IS licensed in NY, but Jon? Jon needs to do some serious bookkeeping instead of relying on numbers he is being fed as a possible windfall, if he does this or that. Never seen a DIVORCE attorney or any attorney for that matter who seems to tag along with their client like Mr. Mark Heller has. I can’t imagine the hours he is billing! Anyone know his rate? There are so many photos since the summer! And whenever Mr. Heller speaks (he is getting paid by Jon ever time he makes a statement, right? Is Mr. Heller more interested in somehow USING Jon’s DIVORCE as leverage with TLC, an employer to try and renegoiate Jon’s employment contract or negotiate money from TLC so Kate can continue her employment? Anyone else ever go through a divorce and their employment contract or employer was part of the case? Or try to prevent your spouse from working a job they are under contract to do? Jon’s actions, (effectively halting production after TLC refused to give him what he wanted nullification of the noncompete clause so he could do whatever he wanted IMMEDIATELY.) was unwise.
IMO, if Jon had hired a different attorney perhaps one not associated so closely with a celebrity marketing company , he wouldve been able to negotiate more effectively with TLC, honor his contract with TLC, actually use the show to help him parachute out at a mutually agreed time, and not jeopardize his family’s main source of income. And if Jon had hired a different DIVORCE attorney who WAS LICENSED IN PA and NOT RELATED to his EMPLOYMENT LAWYER, the two attorneys would have worked forJon’s best interests. Of course I could be wrong… afterall, I am not a “celebrity” I am looking at it from an regular Joe position.
Kate has a real job, besides the show she writes and has made appearances doing shows like the veiw; not like Jon who sold his kids out to ET and various other rag mags but then turns around and say filming is bad for them LOL what an A$$! She is also educated and an RN so she has something to fall back to if need be; she is also a full time parent and better at it than Jon by far. Jon is an uneducated waste of space;the Divorced Dad show is a joke no one will watch this crap as well as working with mentally unstable Lohan won’t help his image at all; is he going to put his kids on the show? I can’t see having a show about divorced DADS with no kids; what a hypocrite! Jon has made the most foolish choices possible and it just goes to show why Kate has had to be a hard ass with him. Its funny how everyone is blaming Kate because she is a bit@h; is this what you hate her for but not him for being a pig, idiot, money grubbing useless man and selling his kids out way worse than Kate or TLC would or was doing?
wow this is all so sick! First of all this money is the childrens money they are the ones who have had to be filmed everyday of their lives since they have been born. Why is Jon taking out money? He doesnt even live in the home so he isnt spending it on the children! Kate is with the children and has also written books and done the book tours for them so she should be able to use and withdraw the money when she wants. The only thing jon has ever done is to donate the sperm to make the children and get a free hair implant and go on all of the free trips they got on the show. Jon needs to go get a real job! And to stop spending his childrens money1
While Kate wrote her books, did speaking engagments, the view, etc.. who do you think was at the home with the kids..JON! who do the kids always want to be with.. JON! Kate traveled all over and JON stayed home, when Kate no longer wanted him around, she had him leave, so he moved and started some traveling of his own… and for the record.. the house, is half his in all reality!
In PA “equitable distribution” DOES NOT MEAN 50-50 split of assets, does it? I do wonder how much of the money Jon has made during his special appearances etc have gone to support his children? Didn’t the Judge make it clear the solution has to be “WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CHILDREN”?
PA is a very conservative state when it comes to domestic issues and divorce. Child custody most likely goes to the mother unless father can prove to the court the mother is unfit (drug addiction, etc..) and the wife receives the majority of the split percentage (in my parents case, mother 60%, father 40% plus she got the house and part of his retirement pension) regardless of fault.
I’ve watched this show a few times and like everyone else thought initally Kate was such a bitch to him. As this story unfolds, Jon has proven himself to not be such an innocent victim. Clearly his ‘choices’ are questionable at best.
I agree with everyone on here that the children should be thought of first and foremost in regards to their welfare.
Jon has been accusing Kate of hiding money now. Has anyone stopped to think maybe this ‘hidden money’ is in 8 separate (lucky guess) accounts - at least - so each child has their own trust fund established to take care of them (college, etc..)???
Say what you want about Kate - I’m no fan of hers either - but I do think she sincerely has what is best for her kids in mind - from the start of the show to the handling of money.
We have not seen her out at the Ivy Restaurant and Las Vegas in her bathing suit picking up men have we? Jon is diggins his own grave and soon I think he will be lying in it. A pad in the Trump Tower does not come cheap and as someone mentioned above, why has he not moved into their other home if he was in such need of his own space? What job is he actually doing in NYC that he can’t do from PA? It’s only about 2 hours from their home afterall and if his ’sponsors’ are going to pay him for his appearances, surely they would fork over some $ for a nice hotel room to impress his young, proper girlfriend.
I THINK KATE IS CRYING WOLF, WHERE IS THE MONEY SHE MADE FROM HER BOOKS, I DONT BUY THE FAKE CRYING AND TEARS. STAY OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN.
I recall Jon saying “Kate’s BooK money”. He claimed it was 1 Million. He remarked that money could be used to pay for the kids expenses INSTEAD of the money that was supposed to be the COURT ORDERED account. First that was so illogical and irrevelant to whether or not he took money from an account. But there is more to what he said isn’t there? Think about it for a minute. Didn’t Jon by his own words separate himself from any division of that money? He claimed it was “Kate’s”, not “Ours” or ‘the family’s”? And didn’t he also specially say the money should be used for the kids’ expenses? So from where I am sitting Jon by opening his mouth and making that statment accomplished three things -
he proved a pattern of behavior - he will agree to particular terms and should he have a change of mind, he will not honor the terms. First the TLC contract fiasco and now the missing money.
he removed claim of any part of Kate’s book money. We don’t know if that money was invested and not liquid or where it is. And when the distribution of property is done, seems to me Jon accepts Kate’s writing produced income separate from their family income.
His statement claims he wants that money to be used for the Kids expenses. Well, OK. That would out 1M on Kate’s side toward providing for the Kid’s. Where is his portion?
If Kate is making more dough than Jon, hmmm Jon would be intitled to Alimony, not Kate.. and Child Support would be minimal! Hey its all part of the game..
Enough with the Pity Party for Kate. She brought this divorce on herself.
I totally agree! She opened her own can of worms!
First off, the first book Jon and Beth co-author, so any money that is made off that book, has to be split three ways.
Second, I doubt Kate wrote the third and fourth book. Many people have other people write their book, so therefore, if someone else write your book, you are not the author of the book.
Third, Kate’s cook book was turned down. I hope no one really believes that Kate written that book.
Fourth, Kate is not a full time mother. A full time mother doesn’t have nannies taking care of her children 95% or more of the time.
The children are more with the nannies than they are with their own mother. I don’t even see Kate on TV helping her children with their homework. Real single mothers help their children with their homework.
I know that a lot of people hate Jon, because of how TLC displayed him on TV and how Kate wants people to see him. It’s sad that Kate would go after money over the man she stood before God and made vows to.
I have a feeling that one day, we will see Kate on TV crying about how she wished that she never did the show, because of what it had did to her marriage and family.
It’s sad that the woman is always looked upon as being the good person and the man the bad person. I am a woman and I know that women can be down right ugly.
Jon has faults, but Kate does to. She’s a liar. I can’t believe so many people bought her story that she can’t pay her bills and that she took out $100,000 of the account, for food for her children.
I doubt that Run from Run DMC spent $100,000 for food for his children and him and his wife had 5 children. Now six. They’ve adopted a little girl.
This man is rich.
Kate needs to get over herself.
Arch - I feel badly for all of this family. Many families aside from the Gosselins use nannies. Others prefer to send their children away to daycare centers, even boarding schools. The sextuplets presented unique help opportunity. Doesn’t take away from who the parents are.
As for Kate’s book money. I yield to you. And really I don’t care. I was more interesting in the illogical moves Jon has made over the last four months. They have, imo, been remarkable.
I do not “hate” Jon. In fact, I believe he may really love his kids (even though he makes comments to the press “none of the kids except Cara cares we are divoricing” and “Mady not being able to keep her mouth shut” and … I just think he is not demonstrating he is responsible. Giving a 9 yr old (with so many tiny ones in the house and a twin to boot) an ATV for her Birthday all be it an IOU for one, was really not wise. There are many reports of kids being hurt on those things. Especially kids under the age of 16. While Jon may enjoy his toys, he now lives in NYC. Did he think that purchase through with the kids welfare and safety being paramount? I can’t believe it did.
As for the affairs, people cheat. What is so odd is Jon droning on about his 20 something girlfriend to practically anyone who will listen including the press WHILE he is in the middle of a very messy divorce. I don’t think it is a question of folks at this time relying on TLC footage - up until this year, many folks sided with Jon being mistreated by Kate on the show, didn’t they? Or a matter of folks thinking the wife is good and the husband bad. Jon’s own actions and words have changed the public’s view of him, haven’t they? Now who is responsible is open for discusssion, in my opinion. I think the fault may not rest entirely on Jon’s shoulders, though, ultimately we each have to own our words and deeds, don’t we?
As for Kate on TV crying she regrets doing the show in the future. I wouldn’t take that bet. Kate (and Jon) did what they did to help provide for their family. I think Kate appreciates what the show has allowed for her family. She counts it a blessing. Jon is the one who is now viewing it as a curse. And it has very little to do with wanting to go back to where he was. He could have moved into the old family home, it is still on the market! He seems to want his cake and eat it too while spewing hateful sentiments toward the ones who brought him to where he is right now. When the stress of the divorce is over - and Mr. Heller’s and Jon’s antics are behind her- I think Kate Gosselin will take each day and do the best she can with it. I wish good things for both of them!
Amen!
Get your facts straight. The account was set up to pay family expenses. Jon and Kate were both suppose to deposit $7500 to the account on the 5th of each month. Kate was authorized to transfer money from that account to a designated checking account to pay the family bills. All other withdraws were to put mutually agreed upon.
You think she honestly did that??? “Honest Kate” only transferred what was needed for housing expenses… LMAO!
Kate claimed that Jon stole $230,000 from the account that she pays bills from. Just as Jon took money out of the account, so have Kate. We will find out what Kate had did with the $55,000 and all the other monies she has taken out of that account. So get your story straight.
Kate and Jon both need to grow up.
Heller and jon are peas in a pod. They are very good at misrepresenting the facts. Mr. Heller you may be sleazy but you sure do not come across as being smart. Everyone can see through you schemes. You know that jon stole the money and now you are trying to distract the public from jon and his stealing and lying and insinuate that kate may have stolen money also - so that the public will now start focusing on kate and not on jon. It matters not what you insinuate - what matters is the truth. The american public is not stupid - they can see right through you and jon. The game is - try to destroy kate’s image and take away the public’s eyes from Jon and his foolishness, lies etc. etc. etc.
They both took money for their own needs.. Anyone can see that… Jon let Kate get away with it and once he took some she didn’t have control over.. wham! NOW Kate has to cough up some proof of her own.. fair is fair!
Here is a great and simple solution! the judge could rule that ALL earnings from the beginning of the show that all earned and all assets be put in trust for the kids split equally.. meaning Jon and Kate will now have to find jobs to support themselfs and their kids just like the rest of the working class. Every parent is responsible to go out and provide for their kids, not use the kids to provide for them.. Once the kids reach a certain age, give them their trust funds. they earned it! Its their money, this is what Kate and Jon preach constantly..” Its all for the kids”, “I do this for my kids”.. ok put the money away for the kids and be humbled by it. the ride is over Kate!
AND cancel the show! Give those kids a normal childhood! I think once Jon and Kate are penniless, both additudes will change for the better… and just think Kate, once the kids are of age, they can decide it they want to support your whiny butt! oohhh better start being nice now!
I have been watching the show for a couple af years now (is it not funny the things we watch while the world is going on around us) In the beginning i thought kate was so mean to Jon she was always bossing him around saying things that were degrating about his weight . I think she was going threw alot of tension she had just had 6 babies one is tramatising I could not imagin 6.I know that she was not planning on her husband cheating.Know matter what was said there is no reason to hurt some one that deeply If he didnt want to be married he should of left first he said some day he wants his kids to know the truth . Does he think that there stupid that they wont understand the oain that he has caused there mother.kate I have been there just keep your faith God has your back he would not gave you those precious gifts if he didnt have a back up plan. God bless you all