Denise Richards’ own money will not be seized in lieu of estranged husband Aaron Phypers’ debts, according to court documents obtained by Page Six on Friday.
In a court ruling Wednesday, a Los Angeles judge rejected an attempt by debt collection agency Creditor Adjustment Bureau to go after Richards’ “wages and other assets” to pay off his ex-girlfriend’s debts.
The motion was denied “without prejudice,” according to court documents.
Debt collectors had previously argued that Richards, who split from Phypers in July 2025, was responsible for his estranged spouse’s debts.
The Creditor Adjustment Office filed a motion seeking Mr. Richards’ funds in September 2025.
But a judge ruled this week that Richards, 55, was not financially responsible for Phypers’ personal debts that accumulated “before or during” their six-year marriage.
Additionally, the judge said the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum was “unaffected” by her ex-husband’s financial woes because she did not “incur the debt” herself, according to court documents.
Page Six has reached out to representatives for Richards and Phypers for comment.
According to TMZ, the debt collector sued Phpyers in 2022 over unpaid loans. Two years later, a judge issued a default judgment totaling $228,000.
In December, Phypers, 53, outlined his debts, estimated at $850,000, when he filed a petition for spousal support in his ex-couple’s ongoing divorce.
According to US Weekly, Fipers filed court documents claiming he owes his landlord $180,000 in unpaid rent and repairs, $120,000 in unpaid rent on his former office space, $230,000 for a loan provided by a man named Tom McMormack, and $250,000 to a company called High Velocity Admin.
The report said he owed $50,000 to his attorney, Michael Finely, and another $20,000 to another law firm.
Fipers’ request for temporary spousal support was granted in February, and Richard was ordered to pay his ex-girlfriend $5,000 a month and $30,000 in attorney fees.
Judge Nicole Vershon explained that the $5,000 monthly fee includes Fipers’ $2,000 in rent, $1,000 for a car, $1,000 for food and the rest for miscellaneous expenses.
Mr Phypers told the court the amount would “certainly help” but said he was taking things “one day at a time”.
Fipers filed for divorce from Richards last summer. Ms Richards was subsequently granted a permanent restraining order against her estranged husband, alleging abuse during their marriage, which Ms Phypers vehemently denies.
In addition to the ongoing divorce case, Fipers currently faces two felony counts of injuring a spouse and two felony counts of dissuading a witness by force or intimidation.
Fipers was also ordered to pay $160,000 to a California man he accused of fraud in March.
