Kelly Clarkson is reportedly working to get her last name restored in her ongoing divorce case.
Clarkson filed for divorce from Brandon Blackstock in June 2020 after seven years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences”.
The couple have two children, River Rose, seven, and Remington Alexander, five.
Clarkson was recently ordered to pay Blackstock spousal support and at the same time, is said to have filed court documents requesting a “default judgement in the case which will officially make her a divorced woman”, according to Fox News.
In further court documents obtained by The Blast, Clarkson is reportedly seeking legal approval to revert back to her original last name.
“Petitioner requests restoration of the former name as set forth in the proposed judgment,” the documents state.
Last month, Clarkson was reportedly ordered by a court to pay her ex-husband nearly $200,000 (£144,000) a month in spousal and child support.
The report claimed that Clarkson was ordered to pay $1.25m to cover Blackstock’s legal fees, in a ruling by a Los Angeles judge.
Last November, Clarkson was awarded primary physical custody of the two children.
“It’s tough. I know with me and Brandon, it’s just a difficult thing because we’re in different places, and it’s like, we both agree on the main things, but it’s hard when you’re not together all the time, for me personally.”
The Independent has reached out to Clarkson’s representatives for comment.
