Rachel Lindsay BLASTS Estranged Husband Bryan Abasolo’s Request for Spousal Support E- News

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00:00Rachel Lindsay isn't convinced she's getting the truth.

00:04After her estranged husband, Brian Abasolo, cited his annual salary as $16,000 in his request for spousal support,

00:12court documents obtained by People June 28th reportedly show the Bachelor Nation alum is accusing him of misrepresenting his income.

00:21According to Rachel's June 26th court filing,

00:24quote, Brian claims to earn so little income that if he worked a 40-hour week and was paid a minimum wage in Los Angeles County,

00:32he would more than double his reported earnings.

00:35In addition, the 39-year-old argues that she should not have to pay the proposed $75,000 for Brian's legal fees

00:43for their ongoing divorce battle as he is not actually, quote, in need of those funds.

00:50Stating in the docs per People,

00:52his request for spousal support and $75,000 in professional fees are not supported by competent evidence

00:59and far exceed the actual marital lifestyle and his need.

01:03She continues,

01:05Since we separated, I have paid 100% of the mortgage, property taxes, homeowners insurance,

01:11maintenance and repairs, utilities and costs to care for our pets on Brian's behalf while he refuses to vacate my home.

01:20E! News has reached out to Brian's lawyer for comment on the accusations but has not yet heard back.

01:26The chiropractor who met and fell in love with Rachel on the 2017 season of The Bachelorette

01:31filed for divorce back in January after four years of marriage.

01:36According to court documents obtained by E! News, Brian cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.

01:43Later announcing the news on his Instagram stories January 2nd, writing,

01:48After more than four years of marriage, Rachel and I have made the difficult decision to part ways and start anew.

01:55Sometimes loving yourself and your partner means you must let go.

01:59The 44-year-old continued,

02:01I wanted you to hear it from the source before the blogs start making up their own reality.

02:06Please respect the spaces of our family and friends as we figure out our next steps.

02:12Earlier this month during an appearance on the Hidden Gems with Natasha Parker podcast,

02:17Rachel explained her complicated feelings surrounding the divorce.

02:21So it is a happy ending in the sense that I'm doing what's best for me.

02:26And yeah, divorce is a bit of a self.

02:28Even if it's mutual, there's a bit of a selfish decision in it, but I'm doing what's best for me.

02:32And that's a happy ending.

02:33And right now as I'm going through it, no, it's not happy.

02:36It's messy, unnecessarily messy.

02:38But when I get through it, I'm going to have to rebuild.

02:41I'm going to have to restructure.

02:43But it's a happy ending, right?

02:45Because it's what I want.

02:56It's what I want.