Hilary Duff attending divorce hearing
December 20, 2007 by Arieanna
Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff and Susan Duff are above photographed leaving the Harris County Family Law Center today. The family appeared in court today for the divorce hearing between Susan Duff and Bob Duff.
Susan Duff asked the court that her husband pay her living expenses while the divorce is pending. Susan Duff has not worked since 1988 and has been supported for many years by Hilary and Haylie.
The judge ordered Bob Duff to pay $100,000 in temporary support over five months, beginning in January, in addition to a previously ordered $100,000 for expenses and legal fees (as yet unpaid). A hearing is set for January to examine the prenuptial contract between Bob and Susan Duff.
Stansbury, a retired family court judge from Fort Bend County appointed to hear the case, also ordered Bob Duff to pay $150,000 of his wife’s legal fees by Feb. 1, although he later suspended the order until a hearing set for next month to examine a prenuptial contract between Bob and Susan Duff.
An accountant said that the legal fees for this divorce, which was filed in the summer of 2006, are near $1 million.
Bob Duff, a godson of the late Houston philanthropist Audrey Jones Beck who owns a chain of convenience stores, among other business ventures, wasn’t in court Thursday. After a hearing earlier this month, he acknowledged that the divorce has driven a wedge between him and his daughters.
"When this is over, I’m going to try to tell them my side of it," he said.
Hilary and Haylie are involved as ‘intervenors’ in the case regarding a trust of family land set up for them as children. The sisters are seeking information about a $720,000 loan their father made against this trust. Court documents on the case have been sealed.
Photo credit: Sharon Steinmann / Chronicle Tags: hilary duff, haylie duff, susan duff, bob duff, duff, duff family, divorce
oh this is kind of sad but i dont blame her for being mad at her dad
I know how they feel. My mom and brothers dad went through a divorce and my brother and I were dragged in to things. But at least I never had it publicized, which I am thankful for, like their’s.
Oh my god. I feel terrible for Hilary and Haylie. In this christmas time, deal with something so awkward is kinda harsh. I don’t blame them for being mad at their dad either, because I know I’d feel just like that.
THIS IS SO HARD!!! AND SAD TOO!! I FEEL BAD FOR HILARY AND HAYLIE!!
I know because I pass for this when I was just 9 months of born and my parents didn´t even marry and now that I have 12 years I am very sad and apart of this, worse things have happened to me!!!
Like that my mom get marry with a man that I am afraid!!
I THAT HILARY AND HAYLIE GET BETTER!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS HILARY AND HAYLIE!!
I HOPE THAT HILARY AND HAYLI GET BETTER!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS HILARY AND HAYLIE!!
it sad and sorry to say this but I feel sorry for their father. Them three leaving him all alone reading and hearing crap about his daughters, especially Hilary doing god knows what.
Poor Hilary and Haylie and right on christmas!
I feel so sorry for them and I hope everything works out between her family.
Love u hilary and haylie
X
umm excuse me JJ…wat r u talkin bout…he sarted this whole chaos if u have noticed..he cheated on their mom and he ruined the family and haylie and hilarys spirit…he is the one hu is supposed to take care of suzans financila aids and not the dAUGHTERS..and wat hilary doeas has nothin to do with the fact that their parents r goin thru a divorce….hilary and haylie r certainly to side their mom coz she is the one hu has been betrayed and left out for a pathetic younger flight attendant…she needs sumone by her side since he has his new mistress by his side..if he heard any crap bout his daughters then he is the one to blame for their meltdown..PERIOD..think twice b4 u say anythin
yeah i agree with you “unknown” where do you think the idea for the song “Gypsy Woman” came from? i don’t think that hilary’s dad’s side of the story is going to be a good excuse. he started it and so what, IF they (parents) had an argument so he went and got a mistress, it’s STILL his fault! i’d totally side with their mom if I were Hilary.
i heard that susan had seen some1 else aswel but owned up straight away.
jj r u the same guy on Oh-hilary and hilaryfan under the name “comeclean”..??..just curious…coz u respond similarly in all three sites
hil, i think you must go to indonesia with haylie for refreshing….
and then, you can see me in Tangerang….
or, maybe you can go to Bali….
there’s so good for you…
Hilary looks so sad in the video. I really feel for her.
Poor hilary and haylie this is very hard. Kinda of bad thing. I agree with unknown and with Noel.
Happy merry xmas hilary and haylie!
yeah, i feel sorry for hilary,hayle and susan, but i don’t think they will get over the divorce asking for 100,000$. Get psychological support, not money. that sucks
When I saw this, it just broke my ♥!! Hilary, Haylie & their AMAZING mom did NOT deserve this @ all! My grandma lives in Houston & called me as soon as she saw this!! Mrs.Duff is a VERY strong woman & will get through this, she has taught her daughters well & hope this doesn’t ruin their X-Mas!!
I LOVE YOU HILARY/HAYLIE & MRS.DUFF!!
xoxo Hilary Erhard Duff’s 1 & ONLY REAL TRUE OFFICIAL #1 FAN NOW & FOREVER!!!JUST ME, ONLY ME!! NO ONE ELSE BUT ME!!!NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAY’S OR DOES!!
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JJ.
I agree with you for the first time ever. Susan left Bob many years ago to take their daughters to LA to pursue their careers. He paid for everything for years but had no wife at home to comfort him when he was lonely. No wonder he took a mistress. This whole thing is Susan’s fault she destroyed her marriage for the sake of money and fame for her daughters and I feel really sorry for Bob even though I do not know him at all.
I feel so bad for Hilary and Haylie, I even feel sorry for there mom. Such a bummer and around the christmas season probably doesn’t make it any better. I hope the best for their family and maybe one day they will be able to become closer or something from this expirence.
THIS IS SO HARD!!! AND SAD TOO!! I FEEL BAD FOR HILARY AND HAYLIE!!
I know because I pass for this when I was just 9 months of born and my parents didn´t even marry and now that I have 12 years I am very sad and apart of this, worse things have happened to me!!!
So HILARY AND HAYLIE TRY TO BE HAPPY WITH YOUR MOTHER!!! AND MERY CHRISTMAS!!
How can you say that this is all Susan’s fault? Both of their parents taught them to live their dream and Hilary and Haylie are doing just that. Bob was the one who cheated. If he felt lonely he should have gone to his family, no matter how busy they were, and find time to spend with them, not just indulge himself in some homewrecking whore.
i fell so bad for hilary i can’t belive that there dad did that to them i don’t blame hilary and haylie for being mad at him
it so sad how hilarys dad did that
wow this is a bad thing
I hope that hilary can be fine after this
love u hilary
Cristina
Oh !
Merry Chritmas!
Hilay!
I think this divorce happened because of Bob and Susan, and not just because what Bob did. They both have a bit of the guilt.. though what Bob did was worse than anything. Bob and Susan haven’t been living together for too much time, and maybe that was the starter line for everything that happened. I know they didn’t live together because of Haylie and Hilary’s dream, but it’s not their guilt either, their parents always said for them to pursue their dreams, and Bob and Susan had this thing where they knew what was better for their kids. But if he noticed that things changed, that he didn’t loved Susan anymore, that he needed someone else, he could of talked to her, and set things up, with a divorce, but not with this fight and money involved, with his cheating on Susan and all this stuff. I think it doesn’t hurt them anymore, just make them tired of this whole process… but if that’s what Bob wants. He’ll lose a lot of money with it, but in the end he’ll be free to get a lot of womans (if that’s the point of the divorce)! I just hope Hilary, Haylie and Susan get through this with a great posture, because they rock!!!
You guys all jumped at jj…Susan admitted to cheating too. Keep in mind Bob was all alone in Texas while Hilary and Haylie worked on their careers.
Kids usually side with their moms, it does not mean their father is all that bad. What I am noticing here is a lot of people assuming the male is the bad guy here. You don’t know everything that went on. But one thing was verified both parents cheated. So come on.
I feel so bad for Hilary and Haylie… I hope they’ll get through with this in a good way soon…,(totally agree with Vanessa)
I know it is hard to tell as we can’t actually see her face, but Hilary really looks upset… I went through exactly the same when I was 7, and I found it insanely hard… there are a lot of us who think that we know how they feel, but we can’t even begin to understand the extent of how much harder it must be for them, being in the public eye… all my love, support and best wishes to Hilary, always and forever…. x-x-x-x-x-x-x
i hav neva been in dat kinda situation, but it looks so difficult… U R IN MY PRAYERS hIL, HAYLIE AND MRS. DUFF!!!!
aww poor hilary she must find it so hard 2 cope with