Christine Quinn’s estranged husband, Christian Richard, has gained a legal win amid their messy divorce battle.
The Selling Sunset alum, 35 — who recently put on a stylish display at the Diesel runway show — split from the tech entrepreneur after he was arrested at their LA house for assault with a deadly weapon earlier this year in March.
She was soon granted a temporary restraining order and he filed for divorce in early April shortly after the incident.
In the latest update amid their divorce, a Los Angeles court judge has granted Richard — also known as Christian Dumontet — mental health diversion in his criminal case, per Us Weekly.
A source informed the outlet he will have to undergo therapy sessions for one year, as well as do community service labor and pay restitution.
Christine Quinn’s, 35, estranged husband, Christian Richard, has gained a legal win amid their messy divorce battle; seen in September in Milan
If Christian maintains positive feedback and reports throughout the year, his misdemeanor case could possibly be dropped.
In court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Quinn attended a hearing late last month on September 24 and contested the judge’s ruling.
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The TV personality did so with an ’emotional’ victim impact statement where she asked that Richard’s request for mental health diversion be denied.
Her attorney also filed documents in the family law case to show a variety of alleged temporary restraining orders that Christian had violated.
After the judge granted Quinn’s ex mental health diversion, he is still ordered to stay away from Christine under the TRO – with the next hearing in their case slated for next year on January 28, 2025.
The reality star has also claimed her estranged husband reached out to some of her family members – including her father.
She alleged that Richard asked them to pass along a message to her to say he wanted to have ‘a simple, friendly conversation’ which could ‘make a night and day difference.’
It was also claimed that only five minutes after the September 24 court appearance, Quinn received a message from an unknown ‘burner’ phone – and the text had told her to ‘chill out.’
The Selling Sunset alum split from the tech entrepreneur after he was arrested at their LA house for assault with a deadly weapon earlier this year in March; seen in 2021 in Los Angeles
The TV personality did so with an ’emotional’ victim impact statement where she asked that Richard’s request for mental health diversion be denied
Christine’s attorney, Jacqueline Sparagna, told Us Weekly after the judge ruling, ‘We hope Mr. Dumontet takes advantage of this opportunity to get the help he so clearly needs.’
And Richard’s lawyer, Alexandra Kazarian, responded to Quinn’s claims in a statement to Us Weekly and said, ‘The depths of Ms. Quinn’s delusion are once again on display.’
‘Her wild and unsubstantiated allegations have not stopped and her lack of credibility is best understood when read in conjunction with the unprecedented public statement by LAPD that her claims of hotel room bugging and alleged surveillance by Christian were unfounded.’
Kazarian added, ‘The reality is that Ms. Quinn enjoyed complete financial and personal independence during the marriage while spending upwards of $30,000 a month of his money.’
‘And is now facing a divorce without a prenup, and having to repay the community assets with the millions she made during the marriage.’
Back in August, Christian had filed a request to drop the temporary restraining order against him.
He asked the court, in documents obtained by Page Six, to drop the order which also allows Christine access alone to their marital Hollywood Hills mansion.
The reason for his request was due to getting, ‘a utility bill in excess of $10,000.’
He further claimed that he is also receiving, ‘daily criminal fines from the Los Angeles Vector Control since July 18, 2024, for the abandonment and lack of upkeep to the property.’
Quinn’s ex also stated in the filing that he has gotten ‘thousands of dollars’ in fines, but cannot solve the issues due to not being permitted to visit the Los Angeles home.
He claimed his legal team has tried to contact Quinn and her representation, but has yet to hear back.
Christine’s attorney, Jacqueline Sparagna, told Us Weekly after the judge ruling, ‘We hope Mr. Dumontet takes advantage of this opportunity to get the help he so clearly needs’; seen in March in LA
On top of the $10,000 utility bill, Christian is also requesting that Quinn repay him ‘$29,000 in rental value per month for the home’ as well as the cost of the luxurious Hermes bags he bought during their marriage.
His attorney, Alexandra Kazarian, expressed in an email included in the filing, per Page Six, ‘Mr. Dumontet also seeks CP reimbursement for the various Hermes bags that were purchased with his separate property “as investment items” at the behest of your client.’
The real estate agent’s own legal team has denied the $10,000 water bill claims.
Quinn’s attorney stated, ‘There is no water damage or emergency at the house. We believe this is just an unpaid LADWP bill that hasn’t been paid for months.’
‘There have been ongoing problems with water leaks since September 2023, when a pipe burst flooded the basement.’
In March, Christian was spotted outside of their house in handcuffs as he was arrested for allegedly throwing a ‘bag of glass’ which hit their son.
However, the retired tech entrepreneur was notably arrested a second time when he returned to the LA home and violated the restraining order.
He has denied hitting their son and claimed an argument began over their dogs urinating on some of his personal belongings, TMZ reported at the time.
Christian claimed that he had picked up a bag of trash and tossed it against a wall, but his wife and son were never hit.
In April, the Selling Sunset alum was granted a temporary restraining order against Christian, and just days later, he filed for divorce while also requesting for sole custody of their son.
Back in August, Christian had filed a request to drop the temporary restraining order against him; seen in June in LA
In March, Christian was spotted outside of their house in handcuffs as he was arrested for allegedly throwing a ‘bag of glass’ which hit their son
In June, Quinn was seen moving her things out of their marital home, including Louis Vuitton and Hermes bags and boxes
The next month, he was formally charged with misdemeanor child abuse, assault and violating a protective order.
In June, Quinn was seen moving her things out of their marital home, including Louis Vuitton and Hermes bags and boxes.
Despite the messy divorce, the TV personality has been keeping busy and recently attended the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards in Milan last month.
She also donned a ripped, denim corset top as well as matching pants as she stopped by the Diesel runway show during Milan Fashion Week.