Dennis Quaid files to stop paying five-figure monthly child support to ex-wife for twins
Dennis Quaid has filed a petition to terminate his monthly child support payments of $13,750 to his ex-wife Kimberly Buffington. The actor's request is based on their divorce agreement, which stipulates that payments would cease once their twins graduated from high school. With one twin having graduated recently and the other set to graduate soon, Quaid is seeking to adjust his financial obligations accordingly.
- ▪Dennis Quaid is attempting to stop his child support payments for his 18-year-old twins.
- ▪He filed the petition in Los Angeles, citing the terms of his 2018 divorce agreement.
- ▪The agreement states that payments would end when the children finished 12th grade.
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Parents Dennis Quaid files to stop paying five-figure monthly child support to ex-wife for twins By Eric Todisco Published May 29, 2026, 9:48 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google Dennis Quaid is trying to terminate his $13,750 monthly child support payments to ex-wife Kimberly Buffington for their 18-year-old twins, Thomas and Zoe. The “Parent Trap” actor filed a petition at Los Angeles’ Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Wednesday, Page Six can confirm. In his request, the actor, 72, cited the terms of his and Buffington’s 2018 divorce agreement, which stated the payments would end when their children finished 12th grade, according to court documents obtained by People.
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