Tori Spelling 'can't afford' to divorce Dean McDermott; no prenup and fears alimony would bankrupt her

TORI Spelling has told friends she will go broke if she divorces her husband Dean McDermott amid a cheating scandal.

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TORI Spelling has told friends she will go broke if she divorces her husband Dean McDermott reports RadarOnline.com.

McDermott recently entered rehab to deal with personal issues after it was revealed he had an affair with Canadian woman Emily Goodhand.

Goodhand claims McDermott told her he was in “a sexless marriage” with 40-year-old Spelling, the mother-of-four to Liam, 6, Stella, 5, Hattie, 2 and Finn, 16 months.

Friends of Spelling tell Radar, “She would definitely kick Dean to the curb if she could financially afford to do so. Tori has admitted she would file for divorce from Dean, but she is afraid she would go broke.

“The couple has no pre-nuptial agreement, and Tori is the sole breadwinner. Dean wouldn’t settle for anything less than joint custody, and Tori would be forced to pay him spousal and child support. It’s a really sad situation for Tori and the kids.”

Spelling, 40, has a net worth that has been the subject of much debate with some reports placing it as high as $US300 million ($342 million), while others have suggested she is "broke" and down to her last $US1.5 million ($1.7 million).

In contrast, her mother Candy Spelling (the late wife of TV mogul Aaron Spelling, who created 90210) is said to be sitting on a whopping $US600 million ($685 million).

Spelling married McDermott in 2006, soon after his split from Canadian actress Mary Jo Eustace and her divorce from first husband Charlie Shanian was finalised. (Ironically, she did have a prenup with Shanian.)

“Before marrying Charlie, Tori’s parents forced her to get a prenup and she was very thankful for it once the marriage went south,” said the source.

“With the recent allegations that Dean cheated on Tori, she’s now kicking herself for not securing the prenup with Dean. She doesn’t plan on divorcing Dean, but feels that a prenup might could have prevented him from cheating on her.”

Spelling revealed in her recent memoir Spelling It Like It Is that she was financial dire straits.

Tori “just can’t stop crying about Dean’s betrayal…she feels humiliated, and extremely angry at him,” the source added.

“She seems to care more about the public perception of her than Dean’s cheating.”