A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Monday set a nine-day trial beginning Feb. 23, 2026, to resolve competing claims between actor Ioan Gruffudd and his ex-wife Alice Evans over spousal support, child support and a three-year domestic violence restraining order.
Gruffudd, 51, who appeared in person, asked the court not only to deny Evans's request for increased spousal support but to terminate his monthly payments entirely, saying he will "request to terminate support based on Evans' continued violations of the restraining order," his attorney, Joseph Langlois, told Judge Michael Convey. Evans, 57, appeared by video and is seeking an order that Gruffudd pay more than the $1,500 in monthly spousal support she currently receives; Gruffudd also pays $3,000 a month in child support.
The judge agreed to extend the existing restraining order to March 6, 2026, the final day of the scheduled trial, after Gruffudd argued that Evans has continued to harass him and his new wife, Bianca Wallace. Langlois indicated that Wallace, who is pregnant and was not in court Monday, may be called to testify about alleged harassment.
The dispute centers on sharply contrasting portrayals of Evans's finances and conduct. In court filings reviewed by media outlets, Evans said she had fallen into financial distress, borrowing money from friends, setting up a GoFundMe that raised about $18,000 and recently being evicted from a Los Angeles residence she said carried a $6,500 monthly rent. She said she and the couple's two daughters, Ella, 16, and Elsie, 12, had burned through savings paying living expenses and legal fees and that Gruffudd can afford to pay more support.
Gruffudd has disputed that account in his own filings, saying subpoenaed bank records show Evans "is far from being broke" and alleging that she "purposely got herself evicted… intentionally ceasing paying rent and instead taking the children on a vacation trip to Europe" to bolster a narrative of financial hardship. He also wrote that he was "mortified" by receiving messages from their children that reflected Evans's statements about impending homelessness; Evans denied asking the children to send such messages and said they were aware of the family's financial problems.
The restraining order on which Gruffudd seeks an extension was entered in August 2022. At that time, Gruffudd told the court Evans had engaged in a campaign of harassing text messages, emails and social media posts that he said were aimed at intimidating him and Wallace and alienating the children. In filings, Evans called the restraining order an effort "to muzzle me and violate my First Amendment rights" and denied stalking or harassment, saying she did not know where Gruffudd and Wallace live and had no interest in stalking them.
The forthcoming trial will address the retraining order, support payments and other outstanding issues between the former couple. Gruffudd's attorney notified the court that Wallace could be called to testify about alleged harassment; the trial schedule allows nearly two weeks for testimony and evidence.
Gruffudd and Evans first met more than two decades ago on the set of 102 Dalmatians and married in Mexico in 2007. Gruffudd filed for divorce in March 2021 after Evans posted on social media that their marriage was ending; the divorce was finalized in July 2023. Gruffudd's profile includes roles in the 2005 Fantastic Four and, more recently, in Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which has grossed more than $400 million worldwide.
Both parties filed extensive declarations and financial materials ahead of Monday's hearing. The court will take up those filings during the scheduled trial, which is expected to include testimony and documentary evidence addressing the parties' competing assertions about income, spending, alleged harassment and the welfare of their children.