All posts containing the tag: "ChildSupport"
Posted Mar 11th 2010 1:47PM by TMZ Staff
Shaquille O'Neal and his estranged wife, Shaunie have reached a settlement in their divorce ... TMZ has learned.
Shaunie's mega-lawyer, Sorrell Trope, tells TMZ Shaq and Shaunie have reached agreement on all terms of the divorce, including property, custody and support.
Under the agreement, the Florida courts will have jurisdiction to officially divorce the couple. In addition, a Florida judge will handle any issues that may arise involving property division and spousal support.
Trope tells TMZ the California courts will have jurisdiction over any issues related to child custody.
As we first reported, Shaunie filed for legal separation in California back in November, just days after moving to L.A. with their kids. We've learned Shaunie just filed a petition to dismiss the separation action.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Shaq Attack, Dirty Divorces, Exclusives
Tags: california, child custody, child support, ChildCustody, ChildSupport, court, divorce, florida, legal separation, LegalSeparation, separation, shaq, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, shaunie oneal, ShaunieOneal, sorrell trope, SorrellTrope, spousal support, SpousalSupport
Posted Mar 4th 2010 2:10AM by TMZ Staff
Levi Johnston's gonna have to whip out another body party -- or find some other way to make a quick $3,500 -- because a judge just ordered him to pay even more cash to his baby mama Bristol Palin.
It's kinda complicated -- but the long story short is the judge in Alaska re-crunched a few numbers and determined the $18,000 in back child support payments that Bristol had requested from Levi was way too low.
So now, according to legal papers filed this week in Alaska, Levi is on the hook for $21,561.12.
We're told that if Levi doesn't fork over the cash in a timely manner -- he could face some serious consequences ... including serious fines and possible jail time.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Politix, Exclusives, Sarah & The Palins
Tags: alaska, back payment, BackPayment, bristol palin, BristolPalin, child support, ChildSupport, levi johnston, LeviJohnston
Posted Feb 27th 2010 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
Rapper Nas needs a wake-up call -- he's trying to win back his estranged baby mama Kelis (despite the fact she's suing him over child support) and now he owes the IRS a huge chunk of change.
We told you about the tax lien the IRS slapped on Nas back in October to the tune of $2,584,206.31. Now, according to court docs, Nas' bill has ballooned to a whopping $3,365,671.26. Not Joe Francis territory, but getting close.
Last week, Nas was ordered to pay baby mama Kelis $200,000 in back child and spousal support.
Our sources say Nas doesn't have a clue he's going under financially and doesn't understand he can go to jail if he doesn't pay child support. He was at Sundance recently and raked in $50,000 for a performance, which, we're told, he blew before he blew out of Sundance.
And more news in the non-reality department -- Nas has been sending Kelis a flurry of emails, telling her how much he wants her back and where she can fly to hook up with him. Nas -- she has a new boyfriend and has moved on. She really wants that divorce.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: child support, ChildSupport, divorce, federal, kelis, lien, nas, tax
Posted Feb 25th 2010 5:00PM by TMZ Staff
Levi Johnston has been ordered to pay nearly $18,000 in back child support ... TMZ has learned.
During a hearing in the child support case between Bristol Palin and Levi, the judge ruled Levi must pay $1,688.42 a month in support, retroactive to the child's birth -- December 27, 2008.
Bristol was in court in Alaska for the hearing -- Levi was a no-show.
Bristol's lawyer, Thomas Van Flein, tells TMZ, "Bristol is pleased with the court rulings today and looks forward to resolving the remaining issues with Levi."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Politix, Exclusives, Sarah & The Palins
Tags: bristol palin, bristol palion, BristolPalin, BristolPalion, child support, ChildSupport, levi johnston, LeviJohnston, sarah palin, SarahPalin, trig palin, TrigPalin, tripp
Posted Feb 19th 2010 1:00PM by TMZ Staff
Nas has just pled not guilty to contempt of court, in what has become a bitter divorce case between him and Kelis.
In court this AM, Kelis' lawyer alleged Nas owes more than $200,000 in child and spousal support, along with attorney's fees.
Kelis' lawyer had filed a contempt motion earlier because her estranged hubby refused to pay up ... today, through Nas' attorney, the rapper pled not guilty.
A contempt hearing will be held next month. If convicted, Nas could go to jail.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: attorneys fees, AttorneysFees, child support, ChildSupport, contempt, court, hearing, kelis, nas, not guilty, NotGuilty, spousal support, SpousalSupport
Posted Feb 18th 2010 8:25AM by TMZ Staff
Britstol Palin apparently thinks her baby daddy, Levi Johnston, is a big fat liar ... and she's subpoenaing CNN and Playgirl to prove it.
The lawyer for Sarah Palin's kid is scoffing at legal docs filed by Levi's lawyer -- docs claiming Levi made but a pittance over the last few years and should not have to pay $1,688.42 a month in child support - which is what Bristol wants.
Levi says the best he's done in the income department so far is last year -- claiming he made approximately $101,000. Apparently Palin's not buying it, because her lawyer issued subpoenas today to CNN, Playgirl, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Star Magazine, and National Enquirer, asking for hard figures on how much they paid Levi.
And there's what Palin's lawyer believes is a smoking gun. Levi claimed in legal docs that he made no more than $10,000 a year prior to 2009. But in the new docs, Palin's lawyer attached Levi's pay stub from 2008, showing he raked in $18,594.50 from one employer - a construction company in Alaska.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Politix, Exclusives, Sarah & The Palins
Tags: alaska, bristol palin, BristolPalin, check, child support, ChildSupport, entertainment tonight, EntertainmentTonight, levi johnston, LeviJohnston, paycheck, playgirl, sarah palin, SarahPalin, star magazine, StarMagazine, stubs, the insider, TheInsider
Posted Feb 16th 2010 5:28PM by TMZ Staff
Beyonce's father, Mathew Knowles, has just been ordered to support baby Nixon, at least temporarily ... TMZ has learned.
An L.A. judge just ordered Knowles to pay $8,200 a month in child support, retroactive to February 1. Knowles must also pay 100% of uninsured medical costs.
Alexsandra Wright claims she had an 18-month relationship with Knowles and he's the baby daddy of Nixon -- born February 4.
Wright's lawyer, Neal Hersh, went to court today asking for support and the judge granted it.
But Knowles will take a DNA test March 1 ... and the long-term support issues hinge on the outcome.
It's interesting -- Knowles has not flat out denied he's the daddy. And in fact, he gave Alexsandra $10,000 in January to cover uninsured medical costs and baby stuff.
UPDATE: The Judge ordered Knowles to pay Wright $20,750 for the month of January.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Beyonce Knowles, Exclusives
Tags: alexsandra wright, AlexsandraWright, beyonce, beyonce knowles, BeyonceKnowles, celebrity, celebrity baby, CelebrityBaby, child support, ChildSupport, father, mathew knowles, MathewKnowles, matthew knowles, MatthewKnowles
Posted Feb 16th 2010 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained a photo of the alleged love child of Mathew Knowles -- aka Beyonce's dad -- and while Knowles has yet to take a DNA test ... we kinda see a resemblance.
Alexsandra Wright -- who claims she had an 18 month affair with Knowles -- filed a paternity suit against him back in October and gave birth on February 4. Wright's lawyers are in court today, trying to get Knowles to pony up child support -- so far, sources say, he hasn't paid a cent.
For his part, Mathew has skirted the issue, telling TMZ, "We are not aware of the birth of a child. Mr. Knowles has never had a DNA test. These rumors are untrue."
Filed under: Baby Watch, Beyonce Knowles, Exclusives
Tags: alexandra wright, AlexandraWright, baby, beyonce, beyonce knowles, BeyonceKnowles, birth, child support, ChildSupport, dna, love child, LoveChild, mathew knowles, MathewKnowles, paternity test, PaternityTest
Posted Feb 11th 2010 5:13AM by TMZ Staff
Levi Johnston has just fired back at his baby mama, Bristol Palin, and unlike grandma Sarah Palin, Levi didn't need to write crib notes on his hand.
Levi is responding to Bristol's demand for $1,750 a month in child support. In his opposing legal papers, Levi's lawyer, Rex Butler, says Levi's income is "erratic." Bristol claims that Levi raked in more than $105,000 in 2009. But attorney Butler says, prior to 2009, Levi never made more than $10,000 a year.
In the legal docs, Johnston agrees to pay 20% of his adjusted 2009 income -- though he doesn't say exactly how much he made. He also agrees to file quarterly income reports. In his declaration, Levi says in 2010, his only contractual guarantee for income is $25,000 plus "some contingencies based on my Playgirl shoot." He says he doesn't see how it's possible to pay $1,750 a month in child support.
And there's this. According to the docs, "Levi Johnston stands before this court as a 19-year-old with good hopeful for an entertainment career but the chances of increased income are as unknowable as it would be for any young person working his way into the entertainment industry: not particularly good."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Sarah & The Palins
Tags: alasak, bristol palin, BristolPalin, child support, ChildSupport, court, income, levi johnston, LeviJohnston, playgirl, sarah palin, SarahPalin
Posted Feb 9th 2010 12:10PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Lohan just admitted in court that he's been a deadbeat dad.
Michael went before a judge today in Nassau County, NY -- after Dina Lohan claimed he had fallen 7 months behind in child support.
The hearing was closed and no one said how much Michael was in arrears.
Back in November TMZ broke the story that Michael was $15,100 behind in child support payments.
We're told Michael fessed up to being 7 months behind and promised the judge he'd become current by the time he's back in court on March 24.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan
Tags: Ali Lohan, AliLohan, child support, ChildSupport, Dina Lohan, DinaLohan, Lindsay Lohan, LindsayLohan, Michael Lohan, MichaelLohan
Posted Jan 24th 2010 6:13AM by TMZ Staff
Former boxing heavyweight Evander Holyfield is attempting to change up his child support payments -- claiming he's just not pulling in the cash he was 10 years ago.
According to documents filed last month in Cobb County Superior Court in Georgia, Holyfield wants his agreement with ex-wife Janice Itson from 2000 modified because his "income has decreased."
The docs also say he now has other children "for whom he is also responsible to support."
According to his Wiki page, Holyfield has "at least" 11 children.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: child support, child support payments, ChildSupport, ChildSupportPayments, court, evander holyfield, EvanderHolyfield, income, janice itson marie holyfield, JaniceItsonMarieHolyfield
Posted Jan 22nd 2010 12:10PM by TMZ Staff
Levi Johnston is baffled at Bristol Palin's demand for child support, because he's offered her money in the past but she hasn't taken it -- this, according to Levi's lawyer.
Attorney Rex Butler tells TMZ, Levi has told Bristol on several occasions he wanted her to come to his house to pick up checks for Tripp's support. Butler says Levi also told her "it would be nice" if she brought Tripp along when she picked up the checks, because Levi wanted to spend time with his son. Butler says on each occasion Bristol was a no-show.
Butler says Bristol is partly to blame for the fact that she hasn't gotten the support she wants. Butler tells TMZ on one occasion Levi was prepared to hand over $3,000 ... but Bristol never showed.
As for why Levi didn't just put the check in the mail ... Butler says, "Why should he have to do that. He's not dangerous to her."
As we first reported, Bristol filed legal docs late Thursday asking for $1,750 a month in child support from Levi, claiming he's only paid $4,400 since Tripp was born. Levi's manager says the Playgirl model has forked over more than $10K.
Butler would not tell us how much Levi made in 2009, but says it's significantly less than $250,000.
And, Butler says, Bristol's been driving around in a $60,000 Cadillac Escalade that he believes Sarah Palin bought ... and he thinks Sarah is controlling Bristol and is behind the latest legal move.
UPDATE: Bristol's lawyer tells TMZ, "Bristol has set forth the facts regarding child support in her affidavit filed in court. The law in Alaska is clear: a parent is obligated to support his or her child. It is unfortunate Bristol has to seek court intervention in this regard."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Politix, Exclusives, Sarah & The Palins
Tags: bristol palin, BristolPalin, child support, ChildSupport, court, custody, levi johnston, LeviJohnston, rex butler, RexButler, sarah palin, SarahPalin, tripp
Posted Jan 22nd 2010 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
Bristol Palin has gone to court, demanding that Levi Johnston step up as a dad and pay her some of the money he's raked in from his naked media blitz.
Court documents were filed by Bristol's lawyer late Thursday afternoon in Alaska, demanding $1,750 a month in child support from Levi, retroactive to the birth of son Tripp on December 27, 2008.
According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Bristol believes Levi has pulled in "in excess of $105,000 in 2009 through various media interviews and modeling related activities." The $105,000 figure is significant, because under Alaska law a non-custodial parent must pay 20% of income up to $105,000 a year -- which comes to $1,750 a month.
Bristol says in her sworn statement, "I have received limited and sporadic financial assistance from Levi." Bristol says Levi has forked over only $4,400 over the 13 months of Tripp's life -- $3,000 on September 9, 2009, $1,400 on December 19.
Bristol's request is for temporary support, pending a permanent child support order.
UPDATE: Levi Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, tells TMZ Levi has paid Bristol more than $10,000 since Tripp was born. Jones also says Levi does not make money off of every interview he does, though he did not say exactly how much Levi has made.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Politix, Exclusives, Sarah & The Palins
Tags: alaska, bristol palin, BristolPalin, child support, ChildSupport, levi johnston, LeviJohnston, sarah palin, SarahPalin, tripp
Posted Jan 14th 2010 3:13PM by TMZ Staff
Kelis wants a judge to hit Nas where it hurts -- in the wallet.
TMZ has obtained Kelis' legal docs asking the judge to haul Nas into court and ask him why he shouldn't be held in contempt of court. According to Kelis' lawyer, disso queen Laura Wasser, Nas is behind in child and spousal support to the tune of $56,911.50.
According to legal papers, Nas has refused to pay any child support at all since December 1.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Dirty Divorces, Exclusives
Tags: child support, ChildSupport, contempt, divorce, kelis, laura wasser, LauraWasser, nas, spousal support, SpousalSupport
Posted Jan 4th 2010 4:21PM by TMZ Staff
Dr. Conrad Murray showed up to court today with $1,003 -- and left as a responsible father.
Murray was in court in Nevada so the judge could make sure he has been making his child support payments. Murray had paid his baby mama for November and December -- and made the January payment of $1,003 right there in court.
Both sides are due back in court in July.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: child support, ChildSupport, conrad murray, ConradMurray, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
