While divorces and breakups are already difficult to deal with, sometimes things get even trickier when children are involved. For some celebrities, splitting from a significant other only means that a long custody and child support battle was on the horizon. While most famous people make significantly more money than regular people, having to pay thousands of dollars a month is still not easy for anyone. That doesn't mean that not paying is an option. After all, the money is meant to go toward the children's needs.
Celebs and their exes have often battled it out in court to figure out which amount is acceptable, as well as figuring out whether or not they'll have joint custody of their babies. Things have gotten messy for some who refused to pay and for others who totally neglected their children.
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Thankfully, the law is the law. And it holds both parents responsible for making sure their kids are always taken care of no matter what. Some stars have taken their child support drama to social media for the world to see, while others have had the public be totally involved in their court proceedings through the media's reporting.
Either way, having people give their opinion about your situation and having the court decide how you should deal with your children must be tough. Some parents never stopped fighting when it comes to their kids, while others have headed back to court to dispute the monthly payments–which have been astronomical for some. From Marjorie de Sousa and Julian Gil's super public disagreements to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's private legal disputes, check out these celebrities who've had to deal with child support drama.
–Additional reporting by Sugey Palomares
Aracely Arámbula filed legal documents demanding more child support money from Luis Miguel back in 2014.
The former couple has two kids together, Daniel and Miguel. She reportedly wanted her $15,000 a month in child support to be bumped to $60,000 per month since he made $24 million on his concert tour alone. One year later, the Mexican actress told Hola!, "Luis Miguel and I have come to an agreement for the well being of the kids.”
Blac Chyna called out ex Tyga for allegedly not financially supporting their son, King Cairo.
She went on a long Snapchat rant about the drama and said, in part, "Stop running to your money! Telling my business about King! I bet any money! I got more money than your account, Tyga!" She also accused him of involving the Kardashians in all their mess. Tyga has yet to respond.
Paulina Rubio and her ex-husband, Nicolás Vallejo-Nágera, had a pretty lengthy child custody and support battle over son, Andrea Nicolás.
They finally reached an argreement in 2013. Reportedly, Paulina pays him $6,750 per month in alimony and they have shared custody. However, this remains unconfirmed since their economic settlement is confidential.
Ciara and rapper Future settled their child support case for son, Future Zahir, earlier this year.
This came after Ciara sued Future for $15 million in in a defamation case last year. She also claimed that his statement of paying $15,000 per month in child support was "false."
In 2012, Linda Evangelista was going through a pretty dramatic child support battle with Francois-Henri Pinault.
The model demanded that Salma Hayek's husband pay $46,000 a month in child support for their son, Augustin. She actually walked out a winner in her case, but that's what happens when your baby daddy is an actual billionaire.
In 2015, P Diddy accused Misa Hylton-Brim of being "reckless" with his child support money for son, Justin.
According to court documents, she stopped making payments on her mortgage, which left the mogul with a $622,000 bill. Ouch!
In 2014, Dayanara Torres claimed Marc Anthony should provide more child support for sons, Ryan and Cristian.
Dayanara fought for additional child support funds. At the time, the salsa singer was actually paying her $6,500 a month for both children. The court case resulted in an increase of $14,340 per month and vacation expenses of $12,000 per year.
In 2009, Eddie Murphy and Mel B had a pretty intense legal battle over daughter, Angel Iris.
He questioned whether he was actually the father and demanded a DNA test. Murphy was eventually required to pay a reported $59,000 per month in child support.
Brooke Mueller and Charlie Sheen also had issues over how much sons, Max and Bob, should receive in child support.
Brooke was set to cash in on $55,000 a month, but she filed court documents claiming that he skipped on payments for March and April of 2016. In response, Charlie filed a request to have his child support amount lowered. In August, a court decided to cut Charlie's payments to $25,000 per month.
Charlie Sheen's lowered child support amount also applied to ex-wife Denise Richards and daughters, Sam and Lola.
The actress was also cut to payments of $25,000 per month.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline had a custody battle over kids, Sean and Jayden.
Kevin was required to pay $20,000 per month, but that amount was later lowered once Britney was granted full custody.
In 2009, Nas was ordered to pay ex Kelis $51,000 in child support for son, Knight.
As of 2011, he pays just $25,000. His payments were cut in half after he convinced the judge he wasn't making as much money.
Donald Trump reportedly pays ex Marla Maples $300,000 a year in child support for daughter Tiffany.
She also gets $650,000 in alimony. In 2016, he threatened to cut her checks if she ever spoke negatively about him. Who wouldn't sing his praises?
In 2016, Mel Gibson's ex Oksana Grigoriev was asking for $100,000 a month in child support for their daughter.
She currently receives $22,500 a month. Oksana also filed for bankruptcy in 2014. Back then, Gibson let her stay in one of his Los Angeles homes until their child turns 18.
Sherri Shepherd is required to pay her ex-husband Lamar Sally $4,100 per month for child support.
The former couple welcomed a son via a surrogate, but split before the child was born. Lamar is currently requesting more child support and $25,000 to cover his legal fees.
Things got messy after Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie split in 2016.
The actress filed documents in August 2018 requesting that Brad pay child support for their six kids. "[Pitt] has a statutory duty to pay child support. As of present, [Pitt] has paid no meaningful child support since separation," Samantha Bley DeJean, Angelina's attorney wrote in the legal documents obtained by CNN. "Given that the informal arrangements around the payment of the children's expenses have not been regularly sustained by [Pitt] for over a year and a half, [Jolie] intends to file an RFO [request for a court order] for the establishment of a retroactive child support order." A souce close to Brad assured the actor had "continued to fulfill his commitments."
Julian Gil and ex Marjorie de Sousa are at odds because of their son.
Julian Gil and ex Marjorie de Sousa have had an ongoing battle over the custody and child support payments for their son, Matías Gregorio, since the child was born in 2017.
Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna battled it out over their daughter, Dream.
The pair came to a custody aggreement in September 2017 that he would pay her $20,000 a month in child support, even though they have 50/50 joint custody of their little girl. In April, TMZ reported that Rob was seeking to have the amount lowered since he didn't have any income. For Father's Day 2018, Chyna alleged that Rob was not paying the amount, which he quickly denied.
Alex Rodriguez is said to have threatened his ex Cynthia Scurtis.
Alex reportedly threatened his ex-wife in an email that said he would lower his child support payments for their daughters, Natasha and Ella, unless Cynthia intervened in an ongoing legal battle between her brother and the former Yankee.
Jesse Williams had a nasty child custody dispute with ex-wife, Aryn Drake-Lee.
After she filed for divorce in April 2017, a custody battle ensued between the actor and his ex. The court ordered in June 2018 that the Grey's Anatomy star pay $50,000 in child support every month, based on his $521,000 a month income. The pair were granted joint physical and legal custody of their two kids and Aryn also asked that the children don't meet any "intimate partner until the relationship has endured at least six months."
