Closing arguments were heard inside Los Angles Superior Court on Wednesday as proceedings between Ioan Gruffudd and his ex-wife Alice Evans were heard.
The actress has been left reeling after her father Professor David Evans (pictured), who was a distinguished academic and mathematician, passed away in March.
The explosive courtroom showdown between the feuding exes will go ahead as scheduled on February 23 at Los Angeles Superior Court - where a judge will be forced to settle their toxic dispute.
Gruffudd and ex-wife Alice Evans are locked in a bitter two-year divorce feud over spousal support, but a lawyer expressed hope it can be settled soon.
When it comes to a divorce, there are arguably no winners. And this is particularly the case when the divorce in question is as bitter as that of actors Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans
The Fantastic Four actor Ioan Gruffud, who announced at the weekend that he and new wife Bianca Wallace are expecting a baby, filed documents at court last month.
The actress, 56, admitted she has hit 'rock bottom' and claimed she and her two daughters are about to be homeless. She admitted she is 'terrified' in the distressing Instagram posts.