Ethan Klein Wants No Spousal Support In Divorce From Hila Klein In Court

Ethan Klein addresses spousal support and custody in his latest court filing.© NDTV Library

Ethan Klein has filed his response to Hila Klein's divorce petition, and he doesn't want either of them getting spousal support. Hila had asked for financial assistance in her original filing, so the two sides are already apart on that. His response also covers custody of their three children and how his separate property should be treated. Court documents obtained by TMZ show both parties listed October 13, 2026, as the separation date. The judge hasn't ruled on any of the financial or custody requests yet.

Ethan Klein Wants Both Parties to Waive Spousal Support While Protecting His Separate Assets

Per the court documents TMZ got hold of, Ethan asked the judge not to award spousal support to him or to Hila. That's a direct contrast to Hila's November 2 divorce petition, where she asked Ethan for financial support and also wanted him to pay her legal expenses.

His legal team also asked that his income and assets from before the October 10, 2012, marriage, plus anything obtained after the separation, be recognised as his separate property.

Money isn't the only thing in the filing though. Ethan's response also deals with custody of their three children, Theodore, Bruce and Sunny. He appears to back Hila's request for joint custody, so both parents are asking for a shared arrangement.

Hila Klein's Affair Allegations and the H3 Podcast Hiatus Led to Their Divorce Filing

Hila filed for divorce on November 2, ending their 14-year marriage. It came after she publicly accused Ethan of having an affair that lasted more than six months. In her October Instagram statement, she wrote, “I am living in a nightmare I can't wake up from.”

She also alleged that Ethan first called the incident “just a kiss” before eventually admitting to an affair. These remain allegations made by Hila.

The split has hit their work together too. The H3 Podcast got placed on an indefinite hiatus, and Ethan announced plans to remove his ownership and financial interests from their podcasts and businesses, Teddy Fresh and Teddy Glow included.

He said he wanted the podcast crew and Hila to benefit from those ventures without fans financially supporting him through them.

For now, neither the spousal support requests nor the proposed custody arrangement has a final ruling from the court.