Paul Pierce’s ex filed new court papers — and now she wants a forensic accountant AND another $40K for her lawyers.
Paul Pierce’s ex, Princess Santiago, just filed new court papers, and she’s not asking for a little. She’s accusing the Celtics legend of hiding money from the court: his cannabis company, his Fox Sports 1 income, and a whole commercial building.
She wants the $10,000 the judge already ordered for a forensic accountant — a money detective, basically, hired to dig through his finances — plus another $40,000 for her legal fees.
That’s on top of what’s already on the books: $8,508 a month in temporary support and $100,000 toward her attorney fees, both already ordered by the court.
Pierce has acknowledged he’s the father of their son, King, born in February, and he’s asking for joint custody. No ruling yet on her new requests.
Here’s the part nobody can spin: when somebody files papers saying “he’s hiding assets,” the fight stops being about the kid and starts being about the audit. Every dollar has to be found, counted, and argued over — and the lawyers get paid on both sides of the digging.
You don’t ask for a forensic accountant unless you believe the real money is somewhere off the page.
-SSM