The Bachelor alum Shayne Lamas' large month-to-month assist checks from her ex-husband, Nik Richie, are being drastically diminished, Us Weekly can solely report.
On October 3, Richie, 46, filed courtroom paperwork revealing he reached a cope with Lamas, 40, over assist.
Per the 2023 divorce settlement, Richie agreed to pay Lamas $12,500 a month in assist. The breakdown was $7,500 per thirty days in spousal assist and one other $5,000 in youngster assist. (The exes wed on April 18, 2010, and cut up on April 20, 2021, after 11 years of marriage.
Richie and Lamas agreed to share joint authorized and bodily custody of their two kids: Press, 13, and Lyon, 10.
Within the new submitting, Richie mentioned he'll now pay Lamas $4,200 per thirty days in spousal assist however his remaining fee can be on June 5, 2026.
Richie, represented by Richard Sullivan from the agency Sullivan Legislation and Associates, will proceed to pay Lamas the $5,000 per thirty days, $2,500 per child, in youngster assist till they attain 18.
A supply near Shayne informed Us that Nik owed a low six-figure sum in again assist, and she or he agreed to wipe it clear, and scale back his month-to-month assist obligations, to assist out her kids's father.
In response, Nik informed Us, “I employed Richard Sullivan to change my settlement as a result of I used to be bored with Shayne Lamas dwelling off me. I've given her hundreds of thousands and I used to be nonetheless on the hook for one more 5 million over her lifetime. Now, I'm excited for her to get a job. And very proud of the outcome, it's good enterprise.”
Lamas filed for divorce on June 9, 2021, in Orange County Superior Court docket. Each events agreed that “irreconcilable variations” have led to the wedding being unsaveable.
In a 2021 revenue and expense declaration, Lamas mentioned she was not employed and had labored as a stay-at-home mother for the previous 10 years. She mentioned she believed Richie earned a six-figure per thirty days wage.

Shayne Lamas and Nik Richie Jesse Grant/Getty Photos for VH1
Lamas listed that she had $5,616 in money and financial institution accounts. She mentioned her month-to-month bills totaled $28,000. Her month-to-month payments included $4,800 on lease, $900 on healthcare prices, $2,000 on groceries, $1,300 on consuming out, $500 on utilities, $150 for a cellular phone, $500 on laundry and cleansing, $3,000 on garments, $3,500 on leisure, $1,500 on auto bills, $500 on financial savings and investments and $8,940 on different funds. The opposite funds included 5 bank card payments and a automotive mortgage.
She mentioned she offered a Rolex to pay her authorized charges within the divorce. Shayne described having fun with an opulent way of life whereas married to Richie.
Richie disputed the numbers offered by Lamas in courtroom. He additionally scoffed on the declare she offered her Rolex to pay authorized payments.
“Except Shayne has one other Rolex that I have no idea about, I noticed her with the Rolex watch simply this final time that we had our kids's trade level. I have no idea what Rolex watch she offered in an effort to pay her legal professional's charges.”
The exes ended up reaching their settlement in 2023.
Lamas, whose father is actor Lorenzo Lamas, grew to become a family title herself after showing on season 12 of The Bachelor.
The season, which aired in 2008, featured a British man named Matt Grant because the star. Grant proposed to a then 22-year-old Lamas however the relationship ended months later.
For his half, OK Magazine reported Richie proposed to his girlfriend and way of life creator, Whitney Duden, on October 21 whereas on a trip in Santorini.
