Christina Haack Says Josh Hall Divorce Forced Her To Learn How To Protect Her ‘Children’ And ‘Finances’

Christina Haack is opening up about her painful divorce from Josh Hall. 

The TV personality recently revealed that her divorce made her smarter with her finances and more protective of the three children she had from her previous marriages. 

Haack and Hall got married in 2021, but their love story came to an end when they separated in July 2024 and finalized their divorce in 2025. 

During an interview with People Magazine, Haack spoke about the silver lining that came with her divorce from her former lover. 

The HGTV star revealed that before marrying Hall, she never really learned to protect herself. However, being with him opened her eyes to a whole new reality, for which she is now grateful. 

“I learned to protect myself, my children, my finances, and I also truly, I don't think until this divorce, I learned how much I appreciate peace, freedom, quiet, chill," she said. 

Haack also gave insights into the early days of her relationship with Hall, saying that there were several red flags she should’ve paid attention to. She shared that the first time her ex-husband proposed to her, she said no. 

Hall initially popped the question at the pool terrace of Hack’s former house, which he had decorated. However, she declined his marriage proposal because the timing didn’t feel right. 

“The first time he proposed I said no, and he threw the ring in the pool. That was probably red flag number one,” she recalled. 

Haack’s statements come barely one month after her divorce was finalized in September. 

Hall walked away from the marriage with several resources, including houses in Tennessee and a piece of land in California. He also received a whopping one-time payment of $300,000 from Haack, as confirmed by The Blast.

In addition to the land, houses, and money, the real estate entrepreneur collected a 2022 Bentley from his ex-wife and will keep four additional cars and a 1947 Dodge, among other vehicles. 

Hall originally requested that Haack pay him spousal support. However, he later withdrew the request. Meanwhile, Haack also waived her right to spousal support and will not receive any from her ex-husband. 

Despite receiving a $300,000 settlement from his former wife, Hall insists that he gave up more to end the divorce, and Haack should be grateful for it. 

The entrepreneur shared that despite receiving a $40,000 contribution from Hall for legal fees, he spent almost “quarter of a million dollars” during the divorce proceedings, per The Blast.

Hall revealed that he intentionally waived his right to spousal support, provided that the assets between them were shared evenly. He also shared that he didn’t put up a fight when it came to their $4.5 million Tennessee home, which was given to Haack in the divorce. 

The businessman noted that his non-confrontational personality led him to leave the house for Haack even though he had the “legal right” to stay there.

“I'm not a confrontational person. I'd rather avoid it even though I had a legal right to stay at that place while she stayed at our home [in Newport Beach], and that was agreed upon, I would just rather not fight and argue, and I just go to a rental,” he said. 

Hall’s revelation came after Haack shared that her family was doing well following their separation from Hall. 

In March, The Blast published a piece that detailed how Haack described her household as “thriving” when Hall left.  “The house is so much better, the kids are so happy,” she said. 

The TV star also admitted that she felt a huge sense of relief when Hall left, adding that the kids, Taylor, Brayden, and Hudson, were “doing great” in his absence. 

Notably, Haack and Hall did not have any kids together. 

Still speaking on how her divorce impacted her kids, Haack revealed that they played a huge role in her decision to end the marriage because they, too, saw that it wasn’t working. 

The TV personality recalled having a heated argument with her ex-husband that resulted in “middle fingers in my face.” 

Following the altercation, her children encouraged her to leave because he wasn’t being nice to her.