Kate Gosselin is reportedly ‘desperate for money’ as she continues court battle with ex-husband Jon Gosselin over $132K in alleged back child support

Kate Gosselin reportedly continues to seek child support back from her ex-husband Jon Gosselin as she is reportedly strapped for cash.

The former reality star — who rose to fame with her ex and their eight children on TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8 — is seeking $132,875 in child support after filing an adverse recovery against Jon in 2022 to resolve a previous child support judgment. to enforce. 2018, according to The sun.

A source for the outlet said the lawsuit is ongoing because Kate, 45, is “relentless and desperate for money.”

The insider insisted that Kate ‘hasn’t had a job other than reality TV in 17 years’ and that she is ‘doing what she can to make money’.

They added: ‘It appears Kate’s financial situation is dire. Why else would she file a lawsuit?’

Court drama: The former reality star is still seeking $132,875 in child support after filing an adverse recovery against Jon in 2022

DailyMail.com has contacted Kate and Jon’s reps for comment.

In August 2022, Kate’s lawyer claimed that Jon still owed her the $132,000 after he accused her of stealing $100,000 from the bank accounts of two of their children.

In legal documents obtained by The sunKate confirmed that she had made two separate withdrawals of $50,000 from the trust accounts of their teenagers Hannah and Collin, but claimed this was ‘for survival’ and ‘to cover her and the children’s expenses’.

Before turning 18 in May 2022, Jon had custody of sextuplets Hannah and Colin, while Kate had custody of Leah, Alexis, Joel and Aaden. She also had custody of twins Mady and Cara, 21.

During an interview with the British newspaper, Jon said he believed the mother-of-eight’s “taking money from these accounts without permission” is “disgusting and morally wrong.”

The reality star then claimed that Kate has not paid her children back the loan.

“You can’t just live off your children’s money,” Jon added, despite Kate’s rebuttal, in legal documents, saying her children actually owe her money – as she financed their private school education and various living expenses.

In the filing, Kate claimed that the children’s trust “technically” owes her “$387,000” but that she “had no intention of collecting.”

Jon also told The Sun that he only learned of the missing money when he “gained custody of the two children in 2018 and saw their bank statements.”

Reality salary: A source for The Sun insisted that Kate ‘hasn’t had a job other than reality TV for 17 years’ and that she ‘does what she can to get money’

In August 2022, Kate’s lawyer claimed that Jon still owed her the $132,000 after he accused her of stealing $100,000 from the bank accounts of two of their children.

Custody battle: Before turning 18 in May 2022, Jon had custody of sextuplets Hannah and Colin, while Kate had custody of Leah, Alexis, Joel and Aaden. She also had custody of twins Mady and Cara, 21

He and the mother of eight had set up trust accounts for their large brood to keep the money they earned from TLC and promotional activities safe until they turned 18.

After being asked in court whether she had taken the money, Kate insisted she had to ‘keep borrowing from it to survive’.

At the time, however, she raised eyebrows when she bought a $750,000 lake house in North Carolina, with a private pier and pool.

The outlet also pointed out that she was paid $40,000 per episode for her show Kate Plus Dates, which ran for six seasons.

Jon then expressed his anger at the situation, as he believes she is a “hypocrite” for “telling the world she saved her children’s money when she is actually stealing for them.”

Parenting style: Jon said he has “worked really hard on building independence” in Hannah and Collin

“There was no remorse from her at all,” he marveled. “Now that they’re eighteen, she thinks she can get away scot-free.”

In May, his youngest six children Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Hannah, Joel and Leah all turned 18.

‘I’m available! Free! Free in the sense that I have grown children now,” Jon joked to ET at the time.

‘Now it’s time for me to move on – date – move on with my own life. It’s like you almost have to start over,” he said, a year after splitting from longtime girlfriend Colleen Conrad after nearly seven years together.

Jon only had custody of two of his eight children, Hannah and Collin, and he said he “worked really hard on building independence in” them.

Moving on: ‘Now it’s time for me to move on – date – move on with my own life. It’s like you almost have to start over,” Jon said, a year after splitting from his longtime girlfriend Colleen Conrad after nearly seven years together.

Gosselin’s eldest daughters – 21-year-old Madelyn and Cara – currently reside in New York and attend Fordham University and Syracuse University, respectively.

The former couple reportedly only communicates through their lawyers following the end of their bitter, decade-long marriage in 2009.

Jon & Kate Plus 8 aired for five seasons on TLC from 2007 to 2010, once reaching 9.8 million viewers with its fifth season premiere.