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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Denise Richards and her estranged husband Aaron Phypers have been in a bitter divorce battle since July 2025.
Earlier this year, she was ordered to pay him $5,000 per month in spousal support and $25,000 for his attorney fees.
As Reality Blurb reported, Aaron, 53, claimed in a declaration that Denise, 55, owes him over $23,000 in unpaid support. He also blamed her for an eviction, the potential repossession of his car, and his “cheap” new home, accusing her of paying only a portion of the support she owed him.
Now, in a win for Denise, Page Six has reported that Aaron has been ordered to pay Denise over $25,000.
According to court documents the outlet obtained on Wednesday, the order was made amid the discovery process, which has been contentious, as Aaron was found by the court to not have properly responded to questions that were given in writing from Denise’s legal team.
For failing to do this, he was ordered to pay $10,987 in sanctions.
In another document Page Six shared details of, it noted Denise had filed a request for a protective order on June 26, and, in open court, they had reached a stipulation in regard to her request.
The judge ordered Aaron to pay Denise an additional $14,775 in sanctions, with the money being due to her within the next 10 days.
This brings the total amount Aaron now owes Denise to $25,762.
As the outlet noted, the court filing did not reveal why there was an additional sanction put on Aaron or what the terms of their protective order agreement were.
There was also a separate motion that was trying to legally force Aaron to respond to Denise’s first demand for production.
In legal terms, a first demand for production is a written request that one party sends in the discovery portion of a lawsuit seeking the opposing side to hand over electronic files, documents, or physical items so that they can be inspected and copied before trial.
This motion was not resolved and was pushed out to December 2. The couple was ordered to “meet and confer to resolve discovery disputes” and to file a joint statement after they conferred.
One additional motion to compel was also pushed off to December 2, and the judge also requested that they attempt to work out their issues regarding discovery before that date.