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Jodie Turner-Smith Claims Ex Joshua Jackson Hasn’t Paid Child Support Since Divorce Filing Over One Year Ago

Jodie Turner-Smith is claiming that her ex-husband Joshua Jackson has not paid her child support and supposal support since news of their divorce went public.

In court documents filed Monday, Dec. 23 in Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by PEOPLE, the Acolyte actress, 38, alleges that Jackson, 46, has not paid child support for their 4-year-old daughter Juno since October 2023, when the former couple went their separate ways.

Turner-Smith is requesting that Jackson pay her $8,543 per month since October 2023 in retroactive child support, as well as $28,641 per month since October 2023 of spousal support.

The actress is also requesting that Jackson pay $250,000 in fees to her attorney and forensic accountant.

Jodie Turner-Smith at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

In the documents, Turner-Smith claims that after the two were married, she acted as more of a caretaker to their daughter while Jackson “continued to advance in his acting career.”

She alleges that while Jackson has been a successful actor for over 30 years, she’s younger and still working to establish herself in the industry. Turner-Smith claims that Jackson has always made more than her and has run up her legal fees when he tried to gain sole legal custody of Juno.

“Josh promised to always support me and ensured me that I would not have to worry about financial security for our daughter if we ever separated because he said he understood how difficult life can be as a Black woman and a single mother,” Turner-Smith alleges in the documents, claiming that all she wants is to be able to purchase a home in Los Angeles and support her daughter.

The actress claims that now Jackson is “reneging” on his promise.

Reps for Jackson and Turner-Smith did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson attend the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023

This past October, Turner-Smith opened up about co-parenting with Jackson in her GLAMOUR Woman of the Year cover story, saying that things can get “complicated.”

“It’s an adjustment period for anyone when they split up with someone because you’re used to being with your child all the time,” she shared. “But nobody hands you a manual. Everyone’s trying to figure it out.”

Turner-Smith added, “Each parent has a different life, and especially if the reason why you’re splitting up is because you have different lives, it’s only further complicated by how you’re going to coparent.”

When news of their divorce broke, a source told PEOPLE that Turner-Smith “decided that she is done.”

“They are on very different paths in life,” the source continued. “Jodie loves being a mom. She also loves working.”

The insider also noted, “It turned into an unhealthy marriage that made her unhappy. They will co-parent their daughter. They want her to continue to thrive.”

Source: People

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