California Divorce - Dennis Rodman Allegedly $500K Behind on Child Support

Dennis Rodman’s estranged wife Michelle Rodman has filed documents in an Orange County, California family court, seeking to enforce the court’s child support order against the former basketball star and current professional partier (seriously, he makes a living by appearing at nightclubs – he doesn’t perform, just shows up and parties and gets paid). Michelle Rodman claims she got evicted for the second time in two years because Dennis is over $500,000 behind in child support for their two children.
Dennis is supposed to be paying $50,000 a month in support. The child support order was modified to that amount in March of this year, but it was retroactive back to September 2009. He claims he cannot afford it and has filed a motion to modify the child support order to get the support amount lowered.
Dennis’ manager, Darren Prince says that Michelle thinks he makes $4 million a month but that he doesn’t.
In my experience, judges don’t set permanent support orders based solely upon one party’s unsupported allegation as to the other’s income. So, I’m not sure where Dennis’ reps are coming from on this.
The calculation of child support generally requires the submission of income tax records and paystubs (and sometimes bank records) as well as documentation of health insurance expense, child care expense and other expenses related to child support (like school tuition for kids in private school, regular medical bills for chronically ill children and even extra-curricular activity expenses). The court may also consider the regular living expenses of each parent, depending on the specific circumstances and the jurisdiction. Finally, the number of children and the age of those children will be considered before a child support figure is determined.
More: How is Child Support Calculated?


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Tiger Woods Divorce Becomes Official

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:52 AM PDT

Divorced. Single dad. Golf game still to be determined.
And so, after nine months of turmoil over his extramarital affairs, now begins the next chapter in the life and times of Tiger Woods.
In a hearing that lasted no more than 10 minutes in a Florida judge’s chambers, Woods and his Swedish-born wife officially divorced Monday.
“We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future,” Woods and Elin Nordegren said in a joint statement released by their lawyers.
The divorce was granted shortly after 2 p.m. in Bay County Circuit Court in Panama City, Fla., about 375 miles from their Isleworth home outside Orlando, where Woods drove his SUV over a fire hydrant and into a tree on Thanksgiving night. That set off shocking revelations that sports’ biggest star had been cheating on his wife through multiple affairs.
Woods’ life and golf game have been in disarray ever since.
He and Nordegren were married Oct. 5, 2004, in Barbados and have a 3-year-old daughter, Sam, and an 18-month-old son, Charlie.
Terms of the divorce – such as how much it will cost Woods – were not disclosed. They said only that they will “share parenting” of their two children.



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