💸 Jax Taylor seeks $17,401 a month from Brittany Cartwright

Jax Taylor has asked a judge to order his estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright, to pay him $17,401 a month in spousal support, TMZ reported, citing legal documents it obtained. The story was first logged at 11:59 PM ET on Nov 5; Us Weekly then said on Friday, Nov 6 that court documents it obtained show Taylor requesting approximately $17,000 a month. The filing is part of the divorce Cartwright started in August 2024. Receipts, as ever, are below.

What Taylor asks for

According to TMZ, Taylor's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, also asked the court to make Cartwright hand over $250,000 for his legal fees and $10,000 for a forensic accountant. Us Weekly reports the filing seeks monthly child support as well as spousal support.

Taylor says in the filing that he is unemployed with no regular income, per TMZ. Us Weekly reports he lists his occupation as "actor, reality star, television personality and podcast creator."

The figures in the filing

Here is the part that rewards a second read. TMZ and Us Weekly both report that Taylor says he averaged $30,334 a month over the last 12 months, with estimated monthly expenses of $28,944. TMZ adds that he states he holds $464,671 across various bank accounts and $193,471 in other property.

On the other side of the ledger, Taylor estimates that Cartwright's company brought in $632,775 in gross income between Jan. 1 and May 31, per TMZ. Us Weekly rounds it to more than $630,000. These are Taylor's own numbers in his own filing; no judge has adopted them.

"Jax is seeking monthly child support and spousal support from Brittany based upon the undeniable, clear and vast disparity between the parties' incomes and access to funds and his inability to maintain the marital standard of living without a contribution from Brittany"

Taylor's attorney, in court documents quoted by Us Weekly

Who says what about the money trail

Taylor claims Cartwright orchestrated a targeted campaign against his public image, and says that cost him work, per TMZ. TMZ reports he says he lost out on a role on "Special Forces" and that Carpe Deodorant declined to extend its partnership with him. Us Weekly reports he describes a "lucrative role" on another reality show whose offer was "inexplicably terminated," which he claims was due to Cartwright.

Us Weekly also reports Taylor wrote that his income has declined because he is no longer on The Valley, that he "gave up" his Jax's Studio City bar, and that he no longer films the "When Reality Hits" podcast with Cartwright. Every one of these is Taylor's account in his own filing.

Taylor also lists a custody split: Us Weekly reports he says their 5-year-old son, Cruz, spends 30 percent of his time with him and 70 percent with Cartwright. TMZ reports he plans to ask the court to remove Cartwright's tie-breaking authority over Cruz's medical issues, citing "newfound knowledge" of neglect and delays in care and school enrollment. AhoraMismo notes those are allegations in his filing that no judge has found proven.

The response

Us Weekly says it has reached out to the attorneys for Taylor and Cartwright for comment. No public response from Cartwright to the new filing appears in the reports read for this piece.

What happens next

TMZ reports a hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 30 to discuss the matter. Whether the judge will rule on support at that hearing is not stated in the reports read.

Backstory

Cartwright filed for divorce on Aug. 27, 2024, citing irreconcilable differences and listing Jan. 24, 2024 as the date of separation, according to People. In that same filing, People reported, she asked the court to terminate spousal support to both parties. Spousal support is now the point of contention.

Last month, Taylor's attorney asked a judge to declare him legally single while the financial, property and support issues are worked out, per Us Weekly and TMZ. Us Weekly also reported in September that Cartwright was granted a temporary restraining order after accusing Taylor of domestic violence, and that a judge partly granted Taylor one against her on Sept. 1; Taylor said in a statement to Us Weekly that he strongly disputes the allegations.

As of Nov 6, 3:39 PM ET, what is confirmed is that TMZ and Us Weekly each report seeing court documents in which Taylor requests spousal support of about $17,000 a month, with TMZ giving the figure as $17,401, plus legal fees. What is pending is everything a court would decide: the Dec. 30 hearing, any ruling on support, and any answer from Cartwright, which none of the reports read contains.