The 58-year-old is alleged to be seeking more custody of his four-year-old daughter Lucia that he shares with the Russian pianist, who he pays $20,000 a month in child support to.
A new report by RadarOnline claims that the Hollywood actor is considering going to court once again over their daughter.
Considering a fight: Mel Gibson may go to family
court to gain full custody of daughter Lucia from ex Oksana Grigorieva,
picture in Los Angeles in February
An insider told the website: 'Oksana is terrified that Mel is going to go to court and ask Judge Scott Gordon to give him sole custody of their daughter, Lucia, because of a
recent incident.
'Oksana thinks Mel will try and use this to show the judge that she is an unfit mother.'
A report by TMZ claims that Grigorieva recently filed legal documents claiming she can only afford to pay $372 per month towards debts listed at $438,000.
Lawsuits: Oksana and Mel have had many legal battles over the years, pictured with Lucia in Sherman Oaks in January last year
The hard-up Russian pianist is in dire financial straits, with her position made much worse a fortnight ago when a judge ruled the Lethal Weapon star did not have to pay the $375,000 remaining on their settlement after she breached a confidentiality clause.
According to TMZ she is asking the court to clear the balance of her debts after five years, despite the fact she will have only stumped up $22,320, just five per cent of what she owes.
This amounts to just over one installment of the $20,000 she receives in child support from the Braveheart star to care for their four-year-old daughter Lucia.
Happier times: Gibson and Oksana pictured in Los Angeles in 2010
Oksana filed for bankruptcy less than four years after knocking back a reported $15m child custody settlement offer from the megarich actor, who is worth an estimated $425m.
Previous legal documents filed showed she is claiming she is so broke she has just $10 in cash to her name, and has $48,000 in assets and $438,000 in debts.
Her biggest problem is her legal bills, for she owes five lawyers a mammoth $250,000.
During her bitter custody battle with the Mad Max actor she sacked more than 40 lawyers.
At the end of it all the Oscar-winning star was ordered to pay just $750,000 to Grigorieva, which he is stumping up in installments.
However a judge ruled two weeks ago Mel does not have to pay the outstanding $375,000 balance after she breached a confidentiality agreement in their settlement by speaking about her ex on Howard Stern's radio show back in October.
Oksana is still receiving $20,000 a month in child support for Lucia, while her former flame Timothy Dalton pays her $2,500 a month for their son Alexander.
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