Kelly Clarksonis staying positive as she comes close tofinalizing her divorcefrom Brandon Blackstock.
Days after a Los Angeles County judge ordered the songstress to pay Blackstock, 44,nearly $200,000a monthin spousal and child support, a source tells PEOPLE that Clarkson, 39, is “facing forward” and prioritizing the former couple’s childrenRiver Rose, 7, andRemington Alexander, 5.
“Kelly is more than fine. She is doing great and facing forward,” a first source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “She’s enjoying the fact that she has the kids for the vast majority of the time and is enjoying time spent with them.”
The source adds that the six-figure monthly settlementis solely temporaryafter a previous source told PEOPLE that the agreed-upon amount is half of what Blackstock — who used to work as Clarkson’s manager — initially requested.
Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
“The court order is what it is,” the source explains. “It is strictly temporary support until a final settlement is worked out.”
Above all — as she continues to host her belovedKelly ClarksonShowand serve as a coach onThe Voice— Clarkson’s priority is her two children.
“When she doesn’t work, she is all about being a mom,” a second source tells PEOPLE. “She loves being with her kids.”
“Occasionally, she even takes her kids to work,” the insider adds. “It’s obvious that she wants to spend as much time with them as possible.” Most recently, Clarkson and her two children made a summer vacation trip toDisney World in Florida.
The temporary spousal and child support agreement has Clarkson providing $150,000 monthly in spousal support, along with $45,601 in child support. (A source previously told PEOPLE that Blackstock had requested $436,000 a month.)
Kelly Clarkson.Weiss Eubanks/NBC/Getty
Clarkson was granted custody of her children back in November, a ruling that she was “pleased” with at the time, according to a source.
“As Kelly has said, her first priority in all of this is to take care of the kids and all the hearts that are involved in this divorce,” said the source at the time. “It’s been a hard time for everyone, but Kelly’s pleased with the court’s ruling regarding custody.”
“Divorce is hard, and it gets tense for most couples going through it. But Kelly’s primary focus is on doing the best she can to protect the kids,” the source added. “In this case, she had to fight for them since Brandon and his attorneys were making unreasonable requests.”
For more onKelly Clarkson’s divorce from Brandon Blackstock, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday.
source: people.com
