Denise Richards’ own money cannot be seized for her estranged husband Aaron Phypers’ debt, according to court documents obtained by Page Six on Friday.
In a court ruling on Wednesday, a Los Angeles judge denied debt collector company Creditors Adjustment Bureau’s attempt to go after Richards’ “wages and other assets” to satisfy her ex’s debt.
The motion was denied “without prejudice,” according to the court docs.
The debt collector previously argued that Richards — who split from Phypers in July 2025 — was liable for her estranged spouse’s debt.
Creditors’ Adjustment Bureau filed the motion seeking Richards’ money in September 2025.
But the judge ruled this week that Richards, 55, is not financially responsible for Phypers’ individual debt that he accumulated “before or during” their six-year marriage.
In addition, the judge stated that the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum is not “subject” to her ex’s money woes since she didn’t “incur the debt” herself, according to the court documents.
Page Six has reached out to reps for Richards and Phypers for comment.
According to TMZ, the debt collector previously sued Phpyers in 2022 over an unpaid loan. Two years later, the judge granted a default judgment totaling $228,000.
In December, Phypers, 53, outlined his debt — allegedly amounting to $850,000 — when he entered his plea for spousal support in the former couple’s ongoing divorce.
According to US Weekly, Phypers filed court documents claiming that he owed $180,000 to his landlord for back rent and repairs, $120,000 for back 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.
He also allegedly owed $50,000 to his lawyer, Michael Finely, and another $20,000 to another law firm, the outlet reported.
Phypers’ request for temporary spousal support was granted in February, with Richard being ordered to pay her ex $5,000 a month, as well as $30,000 in attorney’s fees.
Judge Nicole Bershon explained that the $5,000 a month includes $2,000 for Phypers’ rent, $1,000 for his car, $1,000 for food and the rest for miscellaneous expenses.
Phypers said in court that the amount would “certainly help” — but he’s taking things “one day at a time.”
Phypers filed for divorce from Richards last summer. Richards was subsequently granted a permanent restraining order against her estranged husband after alleging abuse during the marriage, which Phypers has vehemently denied.
Along with the ongoing divorce proceedings, Phypers is currently facing criminal charges — two felony counts of injuring a spouse and two felony counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.
Phypers was also ordered to pay $160,000 to a California man who accused him of fraud in March.
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