Clarkson previously requested permission to sell the ranch because of the "financial burden" of maintaining a property that was only being used by her ex-husband. The costs of maintaining the ranch are $81,000

Clarkson previously requested permission to sell the ranch because of the "financial burden" of maintaining a property that was only being used by her ex-husband. The costs of maintaining the ranch are $81,000 per month, the court determined. 

However, the judge initially rejected her request to sell the Montana site. Blackstock was ordered to pay the hefty property fees beginning in April 2021.

For her part, Clarkson is required to pay nearly $200,000 per month to Blackstock, a former music manager, in spousal and child support. He is responsible for "100% of the cost" of transporting their two children (River, 7, and Remington, 5) to and from Montana. He has a 25 percent custodial timeshare.