Todd Bridges’ three-figure monthly income was laid bare in his estranged wife Bettijo B. Hirschi’s contentious spousal support battle with her first husband, just months before the pair called it quits.
In court documents exclusively obtained by Us Weekly, Bettijo claimed that Bridges, 60, made $700 per month in 2024 when her ex Heath Hirischi tried to modify their agreed-upon spousal maintenance, citing her 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 informed the judge during a hearing on October 16, 2025, per the docs.
When the judge asked Bettijo to clarify whether Bridges has an income, Bettijo responded, “He makes, like, $700 or something a month, around there, that we rely on.”
She also revealed that she pays the mortgage on their home and most of the expenses.
“He does help with food when he gets extra payments, cause he does, like, contract work,” she added of Bridges, per the docs.
Heath also brought the Diff’rent Strokes actor into his long legal rift with Bettijo, with whom he shares four children.
After she exchanged vows with Bridges on September 21, 2022, Heath asked that the financial support he was paying her be terminated because his ex had married a “well-known Hollywood actor.”
At the time, Heath said he paid his ex-wife $2,700 in spousal support, which was originally not supposed to end until December 2031.
Heath also argued that Bettijo had established herself as a well-known designer and lifestyle blogger, and made a “significant income” after the dissolution of their marriage, as well as “additional income” from saying “I do” to Bridges.
Heath told the court in December 2022 docs that he was hit hard financially after the COVID-19 recession, and at times, he had to “live between his vehicle and his office so that he could maintain his financial payments” to his ex.
He said he was “unable to live comfortably,” contrary to his ex, who he noted resides in a $880,000 home with Bridges.
On December 24, 2025, the court ruled that Heath would pay his former wife $1,206 per month in child support and $43,401.96 for appropriate past support.
Bettijo and Heath were also awarded joint legal decision-making authority over their two minor children and she would be the primary residential parent.
One month later, Bridges announced his separation from Bettijo in January after three years of marriage.
“After much prayer and reflection, my spouse and I have made the difficult decision to separate,” he told People on January 14. “This was not an easy choice, and it comes with a heavy heart, but also with love and gratitude for the life we shared.”
“I thank God for the time we’ve had together, the lessons we’ve learned, and the family we’ve built. Even in this season of change, I trust He is guiding us both toward healing, peace, and new beginnings,” Bridges continued. “I ask for privacy as we navigate this transition and continue to lift my former partner up in prayer, wishing them joy and fulfillment in the chapters ahead.”
