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Kate Gosselin is continuing to seek alleged back child support from her ex husband Jon Gosselin because she is reportedly cash-strapped.
The former reality star -- who shot to fame with her ex and their 8 kids on TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 -- is asking for $132,875 in child support after filing an adverse revival against Jon in 2022 to uphold a previous child support ruling from 2018, according to The Sun.
A source for the outlet said the court battle is ongoing as Kate, 45, is 'relentless and desperate for money'.
The insider insisted Kate 'hasn’t had a job other than reality TV for 17 years' and that she is 'doing what she can to get money'.
They added: 'It looks like Kate’s financial situation is dire. Why else would she be pushing another lawsuit?'
Legal battle: Kate Gosselin continues to seek alleged back child support from her ex husband Jon Gosselin because she is reportedly cash-strapped
Court drama: The former reality star is still seeking $132,875 in child support after filing an adverse revival against Jon in 2022
DailyMail.com has reached out to Kate and Jon's reps for comment.
In August 2022, Kate's lawyer claimed Jon still owed her the $132K after he accused her of stealing $100,000 from two of their kids' bank accounts.
In legal documents, obtained by The Sun, Kate confirmed that she did make two separate withdrawals of $50,000 from their teenagers Hannah and Collin's trust accounts, but claimed it was 'to survive' and 'meet 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, 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 withdrawing 'any money from these accounts without permission' is 'disgusting and it's morally wrong.'
The reality star then alleged that Kate has not reimbursed her children for the loan.
'You can't just live off your kids' money,' Jon added, despite Kate's rebuttal, in legal documents, in which she says her children actually owe her money—since she funded their private school education and various living expenses.
In the filing, Kate claimed that the kids' trust 'owes' her '$387,000 technically,' but that she was
