Shannen Doherty’s ex-husband Kurt Iswarienko is fighting the late actress’ estate over claims he owes money two years after her death, Luxury Handbag Shopping can exclusively report.
On Wednesday, January 14, Iswarienko’s lawyer filed court docs claiming the allegations over the divorce settlement, which he signed with Doherty days before her death, were brought in the wrong court.
Doherty died on July 13, 2024, at the age of 53, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She signed the divorce deal on July 12, 2024, and Iswarienko signed it on July 13, 2024. The divorce deal was entered in court on July 15, 2024.
In his new filing, Iswarienko claims that the divorce case should have been terminated when Doherty died on July 13. He believes the divorce deal should never have been filed and that the court has no jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the agreement.
The argument comes weeks after Us first reported that Doherty’s estate claims Iswarienko has failed to comply with terms of the agreement.
The estate claimed that per the divorce deal, Iswarienko was required to list a home in DrIpping Springs, Texas. The petition claimed he had not listed the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home, which is worth an estimated $1.5 million. Doherty’s estate believes it is owed a cut of the home.
The paperwork also accused Iswarienko, who is a photographer, of turning over a list of his artwork and returning property owned by the Charmed actress.
Doherty’s estate claimed Iswarienko was required to pay the estate a cut of certain photographs in his collection.
The agreement read, “[Doherty] shall receive one-half of all licensing/syndication fees that [Iswarienko] receives from any and all works as used herein means all photographs, images, and graphics, including still photographs, panoramic images, video recordings, and virtual tours, taken or created by [Iswarienko], and any derivative works of such photographs or other images, intended to be licensed, exhibited, distributed or otherwise released to any individual … created by [Iswarienko] during the parties’ marriage (October 15, 2011 through January 15, 2023).”
In addition, Doherty’s estate took issue with Iswarienko failing to pay the $50,274 he agreed to pay to buy out the actress’ interest in an airplane and hangar that was owned.
Doherty walked away with her $9 million mansion, her production company, all of her retirement accounts and her premarital and post-separation income. The actress also kept all of her past and future residuals.
Prior to her death, Doherty waived her right to collect support from her ex.
In a declaration, the actress explained how her health issues had caused her to be unemployed.
“As a result of my recurrent health issues, I have been largely unable to work and have no future employment prospects,” Doherty said. “Today, virtually all of the income I earn is residual income from work that I performed prior to marriage.”
She added, “I have not worked since 2022.”
Doherty and Iswarienko got married in 2011. She filed for divorce in 2023.
