Judge poised to force Michael Avenatti to open books in divorce case

Avenatti is locked in a fierce divorce battle with ex-wife Lisa Storie-Avenatti. She claims that while he has paid her $331,500, he still owes more than $146,000 in child support and $1.6 million in spousal support.

But Avenatti’s lawyer, Saul Gelbart, claimed his client has “no existing debt” to his ex and that he has paid or transferred assets totaling $3.3 million to her.

The total, Avenatti claims, includes half the interest in a $4 million jet, $340,000 worth of art, and $140,000 worth of “equity” in a Ferrari. He contends that Storie-Avenatti also reaped another $450,000 when she took all the money in Bank of America and Goldman Sachs accounts that were in her name but should be considered community property.