Hilary Duff’s dad sentenced to 10 days in jail after money row

Hilary Duff It looks like celebrity dads follow trends as much as their young offspring: following in the footsteps of Lindsay Lohan’s dad (who spent two years in jail), Hayden Panettiere’s dad (who was arrested for hitting her mum earlier this month) and Nikki Blonsky’s dad (who was arrested after an airport ruckus), Hilary Duff’s dad has been sentenced to ten days in jail over an alimony dispute.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Hilary’s mum Susan took ex-husband Bob to court yesterday to ask for $25,000 to cover the costs of Hilary’s 21st birthday party - because that’s how much they spent on older sister Haylie’s party two years ago.

The judge ruled that Bob had to pay half the figure - $12,500 - but then jailed him for 10 days for contempt of court, after selling family assets worth $367,537 without the court’s permission.

After the sentencing, Hilary’s mum Susan was reportedly heard saying: “This isn’t what I wanted.”

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it’s sad to hear about this, but at least hilary’s mom is fighting for her daughters, and only wants the best for them.
for those of you thinking hilary should buy her own gifts and throw her own party, why would ANYONE do that?! do YOU buy your own gifts? No matter how rich you are, when you’re in the business, parents always buy you gifts. and when your parents have money, THEY throw the children parties. hilary’s father has the money, he owns a chain of convenience stores in texas! duh!
this is all part of the divorce! the dad is SUPPOSED to give the mom money! in his situation, he has to, and should just give the money. at least hilary’s mom doesn’t have favorites, and wants to be fair w/ the amount of money for birthdays.
Poor Hilary though, she’s always been so gracious, classy, beautiful, and talented. you can say otherwise, but it’s true. She’s always maintained her dignity, and you can’t deny that. she’s not like all those other teen s***s flashing there vaginas, going to rehab, and taking naked pics.
i hope hilary gets that big birthday bash.
21 is a milestone age, and definetly can’t go uncelebrated!
it’s a big birthday for most ppl, so for a super famous girl,
$25,000 for a gift and party isn’t a lot!
hope they get through this!
TEAM HILARY!!!

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