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While Dennis Hopper might be on his death bed in his fight against prostate cancer, his family law attorney says that the actor also has concerns about the financial aspects of divorce, spousal support, and child support.

ABC News reports that a Los Angeles judge ruled on Monday that Dennis Hopper must pay $8,000 a month in alimony to his estranged wife Victoria Duffy-Hopper, and another $4,000 to the woman for child support. Ms. Duffy-Hopper is the actor's fifth wife. The two have one seven-year-old child together named Galen.

James Van Der Beek, an actor who is known for his role on the 1990's television series Dawson's Creek, has recently hit the media spotlight with his divorce to actress Heather Ann McComb. AHN reports that Mr. Van Der Beek will officially be a single man on June 3, when his divorce is finalized.

But with his divorce, a Los Angeles judge ordered the man to pay $7,750 a month in alimony to his soon-to-be ex-wife. This may seem like a lot of money, but let's not forget that the man reportedly earns around $50,000 each month.

Now that Jon and Kate Gosselin have their divorce finalized, family law attorneys all over the country are wondering if Jon will go back to court and ask for spousal support,

The Gosselins became famous for their reality show John and Kate Plus 8, which featured the lives of their eight child family. However, The Huffington Post reports that Kate Gosselin is now bringing in a lot of money from appearances on Dancing With the Stars, while Jon remains unemployed since his show’s cancellation.

Even some Texas family law attorneys are surprised by Jamie McCourt's alimony request. The estranged wife of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, now wants $988,845 per month in alimony; which is more than double her original request.

Associated Press reports that Ms. McCourt's lawyers are alleging that her husband manipulated financial statements to reduce his estimated net worth down to $163 million from $835 million. She feels that she is entitled to nearly $1 million per month so that she could keep up her lifestyle after her divorce makes its way through the Los Angeles family courts.

The R&B singer Kelis has entered a family feud with her former husband Nas; who has become an iconic rapper in recent years.

The couple divorced last year when Kelis was seven months pregnant with their child. After Kelis gave birth to their son Knight, she decided to take Nas to court and get some child support for their son. Associated Press reports that Nas was ordered to pay more than $51,000 per month to his former wife and infant son last December.

However, Kelis and her family law attorney now claim that Nas is $200,000 behind on child and spousal support payments. The rapper now faces a criminal contempt charge for violating the court order dealing with child and spousal support. Yet, Nas claims that he is unable to pay the the court-ordered support amounts.