Jon And Kate Gosselin's Messy Child Support Battle, Explained

During Jon Gosselin's appearance on the series "Jon & Kate Plus 8," Jon reportedly brought in $22,500 per episode. After leaving the series in 2009, Jon was ordered to fork over $22,000 a month for their children. He attempted to get full custody of the eight kids in 2010. In a move that might've eased his massive children's support payments, Jon accused Kate Gosselin of neglecting their kids while she was filming "Dancing With The Stars." He also slammed her for not complying with scheduling stipulations. However, that motion failed, and by 2012, he'd fallen behind on his child support payments.

The situation became so dire that in 2012, Kate allowed her ex-husband to stop making child support payments due to his financial situation. In an April 2012 interview with Star (via RadarOnline), he admitted, "I can't afford to pay my rent, and the domestic-relations staff tell me they will put me in jail unless I pay child support. I am a single father who's trying to make ends meet during a recession." Still, Jon maintained that he was paying his child support faithfully, no matter what the state records showed.