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Nasty Breakups and Divorces

Jon & Kate's Divorce Could Be Finalized by Year's End

Originally posted 11/21/2009 09:35PM

Jon Gosselin showed up for a daylong divorce arbitration hearing Saturday with a bouquet of long-stemmed red roses for Kate – only to have her turn them down and later leave the courthouse empty-handed.

But while Jon wasn't able to say it with flowers, the former couple were able to express themselves well in other ways, leading to a "successful and productive" session, his lawyer Mark Heller tells PEOPLE.

"This has been called the real-life War of the Roses," says Heller, referring to the 1989 black comedy in which Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner played bitterly battling spouses, "and he brought that as a peace offering to break the ice and try to bring the war to an end."

Things went so well for the Jon & Kate Plus 8 stars that the arbitration's scheduled second day, planned for Monday, is no longer necessary. The arbitrator is expected to rule in a month, and Heller says "it's possible" the contentious divorce could be finalized by the end of the year.

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Trials & Lawsuits

Hailey Glassman to Be Subpoenaed in Jon Gosselin Lawsuit

Originally posted 11/05/2009 04:55PM

Jon Gosselin's girlfriend Hailey Glassman and his friend Michael Lohan are among the witnesses TLC plans to subpoena in a breach of contract lawsuit filed against the reality star, according to new court papers.

Maryland's Circuit Court of Montgomery County has granted motions filed by the network's lawyers to depose Glassman, 22, Lindsay Lohan's dad Michael, 49, as well as Gosselin's lawyer Mark Heller, manager Michael Heller, bodyguard Thomas Meinelt and his talent rep Matthew Kirschner.

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Jon Gosselin Enjoys Time Back with the Kids

Originally posted 11/03/2009 03:50PM

Life's back to normal – kind of – for Jon Gosselin, who spent Tuesday morning seeing his kids off to school.

"Got up early this morning took Mady and Cara to the bus, Came home to then hug my other 6 little morsels," Jon, 32, posted on Twitter.

But he was back to his old tricks when it came to his cold war with estranged wife Kate, 34, particularly when it came to her interview on TLC Monday night, in which he claims her timeline of their slow, self-destructing marriage finally coincides with his own.

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Jon Gosselin Regrets Hurting Hailey Glassman

Originally posted 10/29/2009 04:35PM

Jon Gosselin continues the delicate juggling act that is his romantic life.

While tangling with estranged wife Kate over their eight kids and money issues, the reality star is trying to make amends with girlfriend Hailey Glassman after she called him emotionally abusive.

"My girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, has paid a significant price to live under such a media microscope,” Gosselin tells the TV show The Insider, which also reported Glassman's complaints.

"I am grateful for her emotional support and I regret any pain that my actions have caused her as she has selflessly born the pressures I have endured under the media glare. I am committed to making things right with Hailey as well as Kate and especially my children. I ask you to please give me the opportunity to prove myself."

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Kate Gosselin's Lawyer: Jon Still Hasn't Paid Up

Originally posted 10/23/2009 04:50PM

Kate Gosselin is still waiting for Jon Gosselin to return the money he took from the couple's joint account, but Kate herself has obeyed with a court order to itemize what she spent from the account, says her divorce attorney Mark Momjian.

"Kate has complied with the court order in advance of the date," he says, noting the reality mom was not ordered to return any money.

Earlier Friday, Jon's New York attorney Mark Heller, told PEOPLE that Jon was in "complete compliance" with a court order telling him to return $180,000 he took from the couple's joint account.

So far only $28,500 has been returned, says Kate's lawyer, but at 1:23 p.m. he received an email from Jon's Pennsylvania attorney saying he had the remaining $152,000 he owes.

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