Jon and Kate Finalize Details of Split

Maybe it'll help. Or not.

(NEWSER) - Finally, someone has realized Jon and Kate Gosselin’s parenting skills leave a lot to be desired. The judge in their custody dispute ordered the reality show stars to take a 3-hour parenting class, TMZ reports. Apparently it’s required for all Berks County parents fighting for custody, but we’ll just pretend it’s because the judge finds Jon’s bed-hopping and Ed-Hardy-wearing-ways as bad an example as we do. More»

Kate will faces contempt for declining to account for $55,000

(NEWSER) - Jon Gosselin has returned enough of the $180,000 he withdrew from a family bank account to avoid being held in contempt of court, his lawyer says. Instead, his estranged wife may end up in contempt: The court also ordered Kate Gosselin to account for $55,000 she took from the account, Mark Heller tells People. The lawyer wouldn’t say how much Jon returned, but he did have the option to reserve some of the $180,000 if he showed it was put to “appropriate use.” More»

Mercurial couple may avoid emergency hearing over inappropriate withdrawals

(NEWSER) - Jon and Kate Gosselin may avoid an emergency hearing over disputed withdrawals from their joint bank account: The two will meet with a court-appointed arbitrator tomorrow in hopes of resolving the dispute privately. Kate filed court papers requesting the emergency hearing over Jon's $230,000 withdrawal; Jon has shot back that Kate has made over $100,000 in fishy withdrawals herself, People reports. More»

Gosselin finally realizes life's a mess, orders reality show to stop production

(NEWSER) - Jon Gosselin finally understands what the rest of us have known for a long time: “Jon realized his family was like a trainwreck,” his attorney says, and—saying he wants to prevent “a mortal accident”—he has ordered TLC to cease and desist production on Jon and Kate Plus 8. Gosselin tells The Insider this decision has been in the works since before he was booted from the show. More»

(NEWSER) - While Jon and Kate discussed their painful decision to divorce on the latest episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8, their kids were frolicking in their four new, custom-made playhouses that cost a whopping $28,000, reports ABC News. The super-pricey haunted house, pirate ship, veterinary clinic, and garden shop were proof of just how far from the "just plain folks" reality the reality show has strayed. One thing stayed real: Jon and Kate argued about where to put the playhouses. More»