Anthony Anderson will pay $20,000 in child support to his ex-wife in light of their recent divorce settlement

Nineteen months after their separation, court documents show Anderson is required to pay $20,000 a month in child support.

Anthony Anderson and his ex-wife Alvina Stewart have separated after 22 years of marriage. After recently agreeing to the terms of their divorce, the 19-month separation ended with Anderson having to pay more than $200,000 a year in alimony.

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nominee Anthony Anderson arrives with his wife for the 70th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

According to People magazine, court documents state that the Black actor must pay $20,000 in alimony, which refers to monthly financial spousal support. Additionally, the filing reportedly states that the actor's payments to Stewart could increase if the actor's gross income exceeds $2 million.

In addition to alimony, the divorce documents contain a number of the couple's divorce agreements. For example, Anderson will reportedly keep the family's property in Los Angeles, while his ex-wife will take over their home in Houston. The Black star will continue to own a 2004 Land Rover, while Stewart will have a 2022 Mazda. Other indivisible items, such as the couple's gravesite at Inglewood Park Cemetery, will be sold, with profits split evenly between the two.

However, this is not the first time the couple has filed for divorce. In September 2015, Stewart filed for divorce, stating the couple had been separated since April 2014. The actor's wife cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce. In 2017, Stewart filed a dismissal of her previous divorce petition.

She eventually filed for the couple's final divorce in March 2022, but stated “TBD” when asked about the separation date. In this latest motion, Stewart requested that the actress not only pay alimony, but also cover her legal fees. When Anderson responded to her request, it was the “black” star who now cited irreconcilable differences. Anderson marked February 25, 2022 as their separation date and also objected to Stewart's request regarding legal fees and asked that the child support request be saved for a “future decision.”

The couple reportedly met by chance during their freshman and sophomore years at Howard University.

“My sophomore year, her freshman year, I knew a girl who lived in the apartment, so I knocked on the door to invite her to this party that me and my friends were having,” he said. “My wife opened the door. I thought, 'I wanted to invite Stacey to this party we're having.' Stacey didn't show up, but my wife did – and we've been together since that night. And I was just being myself: I got there early, she didn't see anyone else, she was like, 'Okay, I'm going to rock out with this guy!'” Anderson said, according to Parade, when discussing how the couple met.

Ten years later, the couple married in 1999 and now have two children together: daughter Kyra, 27, and son Nathan, 23.

“She's quiet, I'm loud,” Anderson concluded in his 2021 interview with Parade. “Opposites attract.”

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