Christian Dumontet, the estranged husband of Christine Quinn, is currently facing a financial burden, as he spends $27,000 each month on a Los Angeles property they once lived in together. He is seeking sole legal ownership of the home to facilitate its sale and alleviate his financial strain.
Dumontet, who is 47, has requested the court to grant him legal ownership of the residence, intending to settle the mortgage. This information was revealed in court documents he submitted on Friday in Los Angeles, which the Daily Mail reviewed.
The former partner of the Netflix celebrity hopes to sell the property quickly to halt the financial drain linked to maintaining an asset that doesn’t generate income.
In his court statement, the entrepreneur mentioned that he acquired the property as an investment in 2019, months before marrying the Dallas-born Quinn, who is 37.
Dumontet disclosed to the court that he is facing a $3.5 million mortgage debt and has been pouring thousands into the property’s rent, security, and maintenance costs.
The Daily Mail has contacted Quinn’s representatives for additional remarks on the matter.
Christine Quinn’s estranged Christian Dumontet says he’s been spending $27,000 monthly on a Los Angeles residence they once shared, as he hopes to sell it. Pictured March 2023
‘This is not sustainable,’ Dumontet said in court docs. ‘I require immediate court intervention to stop this financial hemorrhaging.’
Dumontet and Quinn, best known for appearing on the Netflix series Selling Sunset, are parents to son Christian, four.
They parted in March of 2024 following a series of alleged domestic violence incidents in which Quinn obtained a temporary restraining order, leading to Dumontet being arrested twice within a span of hours.
Dumontet, who formerly went by the name Christian Richard, said in his latest court filing that the series of events in his personal life left him unable ‘to act with respect’ to the home.
He said in his court filing that when he was allowed to return to the home and make changes, he invested thousands into repairs and renovations.
Dumontet said he is currently residing in France with his girlfriend and their one-year-old son, and needs sole ownership to move forward with a critical sale.
Quinn doesn’t live in the home, and hasn’t since around September of 2025, Dumontet said in his filing.
Quinn ‘has never made any financial contribution … whether toward the purchase price, mortgage payments, carrying costs, maintenance, or otherwise,’ Dumontet told the court.
Quinn moved back to her native Texas after her split with Dumontet. Seen in 2024 in Italy
Dumontet and Quinn pictured March 24, 2022 in LA
Quinn is ‘not on the hook’ monetarily for any of the costs resulting from the mortgage and repairs, Dumontet told the court.
‘I alone am suffering this harm, and without court intervention, I will continue to,’ Dumontet said.
The emergency order request was subsequently denied by the court.
Quinn moved back to her native Texas in the wake of her split with Dumontet.
Speaking with People last year, the reality star said she was ‘really, really grateful to be living here,’ so close to relatives.
‘I have a sister who lives really close to me, and my son has a cousin. I found a wonderful house,’ she told the outlet. ‘I would say it’s, like, 60 percent done, but there’s still some things that I want to do and really take it to the next level because I love interior design.’
