Lisa Hochstein’s estranged husband Lenny Hochstein files to WITHDRAW divorce settlement… after he got engaged to much-younger girlfriend
Lisa Hochstein’s estranged husband Lenny Hochstein is trying to make a last-minute change to their divorce arrangements.
The 57-year-old plastic surgeon filed an emergency petition in court on August 10 to withdraw his divorce settlement, Page Six reported on Tuesday.
He and Lisa, 41, had previously agreed on the settlement.
The news comes after Lenny revealed he had gotten engaged to his much-younger girlfriend Katharina Mazepa in July.
However, it may be a mutual move, as a second filing said Lenny’s attorney had conferred with Lisa’s counsel and both sides had agreed to resolve the matter without a hearing before the court.
Do-over: Lenny Hochstein, 57, has filed to withdraw his divorce settlement with Lisa Hochstein, 41, Page Six reported on Tuesday; seen in April 2022 in Miami
Getting ahead of her: The plastic surgeon, who got engaged in July to Katharina Mazepa (pictured), 27, said he withdrew in ‘anticipation’ of Lisa rejecting it. They have allegedly agreed to work it out without another court hearing
In one of the filings, Lenny’s attorney noted that he had moved to withdraw the settlement in ‘anticipation’ of Lisa turning it down.
The surgeon also requested that the original, withdrawn settlement offer be kept confidential.
Despite his filings seeming to indicate that he and Lisa were continuing to work out a more equitable settlement, a source close to the former couple described his latest moves as another attempt to harm Lisa by extending their grueling divorce proceedings.
The source claimed that he was withdrawing the settlement to drag out the legal process in an effort to ‘bankrupt’ her with escalating legal fees.
They also alleged that he was trying to get her to sign a new ‘low-ball’ settlement.
Lenny had previously been ordered to pay Lisa $8,000 per month in temporary support.
The new hurdle for the couple as they try to finalize their divorce is a surprising development, as Page Six reported that they were close to agreeing on a settlement in early July.
It’s unclear if new conflicts between the exes could have scuttled those plans.
Later that month, Lenny revealed that he had gotten engaged to his 27-year-old model girlfriend Katharina Mazepa.
That appeared to infuriate Lisa, who wrote scathing ‘congratulations’ to her ‘current husband and his mistress.’
She also took issue with Lenny’s mother, who had previously made a dig at Lisa when she congratulated her son for ‘getting a woman who love and respect you,’ before adding that he ‘did not have that’ in his marriage to Lisa.
Down and dirty: A source close to the couple claimed he was withdrawing the settlement to drag out the legal process in an effort to ‘bankrupt’ her with escalating legal fees; seen in 2014 in Miami Beach
Getting worse and worse: They also alleged that he was trying to get her to sign a new ‘low-ball’ settlement
‘What a wonderful mother in law and grandmother. How disgusting,’ Lisa wrote after learning of the engagement news.
She had previously accused Lenny of having an affair with his new fiancée while they were still together, which he has denied.
Even after he announced the engagement, he was inundated by comments on social media reminding him that he was still married to Lisa, as they have not finalized their divorce nor been declared legally single yet. ‘
The feuding exes were married for 12 years, and they share two children: their son Logan, seven, and their daughter Elle, three.
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