Bachelorette fame, DeAnna Pappas, has been hogging the headlines for her divorce battle with her ex-husband, Stephen Stagliano. The couple has been in court to sort out their separation, and now it seems like they have finally come to an agreement. So, as the duo finally puts the chapter to rest, let’s take a look at what the verdict had to offer.
Bachelorette alum, DeAnna Pappas scores a five-figure sum from her ex-husband, Stephen Stagliano
After a messy divorce battle and countless back-and-forths, Bachelorette star, DeAnna Pappas and her ex-husband, Stephen Stagliano, have finally come to an agreement. After claiming that she was living off her savings, Pappas scored a massive win in the ongoing legal battle, according to TMZ. The former couple was facing off in a Los Angeles courtroom, where the judge sided with the reality star after hearing both sides.
DeAnna Pappas and Stephen Stangliano’s divorce battle has been ongoing for some time. However, it has now been revealed that the LA courtroom judge sided with Pappas and ordered Stangliano to pay his ex-wife USD 27,240 for money owed under the divorce settlement. Stangliano will have to pay her USD 500 a month. However, that is not all; in case he misses a single payment, the entire amount is due immediately.
A previous report by TMZ stated that DeAnna Pappas alleged that Stephen Stangliano owed her USD 109,000 for money he withdrew from his retirement account. She claimed it was an account she was interested in. Stangliano admitted he owed the money to his ex-wife. However, he denied any and all claims that he had moved the money with malicious intent.
What do we know about DeAnna Pappas and Stephen Stangliano’s relationship and divorce?
DeAnna Pappas became a part of the Bachelor Nation after her appearance on the 2007 season of Brad Womach’s The Bachelor. The following year, she was brought back as the lead for The Bachelorette Season 4. However, she didn’t find love on the show; she met Stephen Stagliano after The Bachelorette Season 5 star, Michael Stagliano, introduced her to his twin brother. The couple soon found a spark and announced their engagement in August 2010.
They got married in 2011 and eventually welcomed two children: a daughter, Addison, in 2014, and a son, Austin, in 2016. However, soon cracks began to show, and DePappas wrote about it in her blog, saying, “My marriage has not been perfect by any means. Stephen and I argue. We have disagreements. There are days when we don’t like each other. We have had unhealthy times in our marriage where we have ignored each other for days on end”. Unfortunately, unable to mend things, the couple eventually split.
After over a decade of marriage, the couple called it quits in January 2023. The former couple finalised their divorce the following year in 2024. The court recently reduced Stephen Stangliano’s child support obligations after he lost his job in the gaming industry, which led him to take a job with Uber to make ends meet. On the other hand, DeAnna Pappas claimed that she was also struggling financially after losing her job. She said she earns around USD 2,618 per month as a flight attendant.