Todd Bridges‘The three-figure monthly income was exposed to his estranged wife Bettijo B. HirschiThe controversial spousal maintenance battle with her first husband, a few months before the couple called it quits.
Court documents obtained exclusively by Us WeeklyBettijo claimed Bridges, 60, earned $700 a month in 2024 when her ex Heath Hirischi sought to modify the agreed upon spousal support, citing that his monthly expenses were more than $16,550. (Bettijo filed for divorce from Heath in 2020. The divorce was finalized the following year.)
“My husband (Bridges) is semi-retired, so he doesn’t have a very stable income,” Bettijo told the judge during a hearing on Oct. 16, 2025, according to the documents.
When the judge asked Bettijo to clarify whether Bridges has an income, Bettijo replied, “He makes, like, $700 or something a month, around here, which we rely on.”
He also revealed that he pays the mortgage on his house and most of the expenses.
“He helps with the food when he gets paid extra, because he does, like, contract work,” de Bridges added, according to the documents.
Heath also brought the Different strokes actor in his long legal rift with Bettijo, with whom he shares four children.
After exchanging vows with Bridges on 21 September 2022, Heath asked to end the financial support he was paying her because her ex had married a “well-known Hollywood actor”.
At the time, Heath said he paid his ex-wife $2,700 in spousal support, which originally wasn’t due until December 2031.
Big Brother and Diff’rent Strokes fame Todd Bridges’ ex-wife Bettijo B. Hirschi once suggested that God brought them together. This revelation was made even more shocking when Bridges announced on January 14, 2026 that he and Hirschi, an art director and creative strategist, had separated after three years of marriage. “After a long time (…)
Heath also argued that Bettijo had established herself as a well-known designer and lifestyle blogger, earning “significant income” after the dissolution of her marriage, as well as “additional income” for saying yes to Bridges.
Heath told the court in December 2022 documents that he was financially affected after the COVID-19 recession and sometimes had to “live between his vehicle and his office in order to keep up with his financial payments” to his ex.
She said she was “unable to live comfortably,” unlike her ex, who noted that she resides in an $880,000 home with Bridges.
On December 24, 2025, the court ruled that Heath would pay his ex-wife $1,206 per month in child support and $43,401.96 in adequate past child support.
Bettijo and Heath were also granted joint legal decision-making authority over their two minor children and she would be the primary residential parent.
A month later, Bridges announced their separation de Bettijo in January after three years of marriage.
“After much prayer and consideration, my spouse and I have made the difficult decision to separate,” she said people on January 14. “This was not an easy choice and comes with a heavy heart, but also with love and gratitude for the life we shared.”
“I thank God for the time we’ve spent together, the lessons we’ve learned, and the family we’ve built. Even in this season of change, I trust that He will lead us both to healing, peace, and new beginnings,” Bridges continued. “I ask for privacy as we navigate this transition and continue to lift up my former partner in prayer, wishing them joy and fulfillment in the next chapters.”