Famous Entertainer’s Child Support Arrears Paid by “Friends All Across Chicago” – Find Out How Serious Failing to Pay Child Support Can Be and How You Can Get Legal Help with Your Chicago Child Support Case
The case of a famous entertainer embroiled in a child support battle demonstrates to Chicago parents who are involved in making or receiving child support payments under court order just how serious the non-payment of child support can be. According to news reports covering the story, back in 2020, famous R&B artist, musical entertainer, and subject of a criminal case against him, R. Kelly, was facing serious child support payment issues that ended up landing him in jail. In 2020, R. Kelly reports revealed that the Chicago-based entertainer owed back child support of nearly $170,000 to the mother of his children. Citing the fact that he was not able to work due to a number of criminal charges against him, R. Kelly’s lawyer indicated that the famous artist “wasn’t a deadbeat dad, but that he ‘just didn’t have the money’ to pay child support” as required under the order issued by a Chicago court. R. Kelly was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Chicago in the fall of 2020, and, as a result, his former publicist and lawyer resigned from his team. While “a lot of friends from all across Chicago” ultimately rallied together to pay the nearly $170,000 in child support to get Kelly released from jail, he was required to go back to family court for a child support hearing days after his release. He also faced the criminal trial against him – in which he was facing between 30 to 70 years in prison, if convicted of the crimes in the case – and his lawyers told reporters at the time that “he wants to go to court quick [sic].” Although the entertainer was reported as feeling “depressed” after being arrested and taken into custody for the unpaid child support offenses, he ultimately said that “Sitting in jail is not that bad when you are sitting in jail for your kids.”
Getting Legal Help with Your Child Support Case in Chicago – Chicago Family Lawyers
One thing that is very clear from the case involving famous entertainer R. Kelly is that Chicago courts take the nonpayment of child support payments very seriously, and failure to make child support payments consistent with a court order issued by a Chicago judge can land a parent with jail time and other consequences under the law. Accordingly, if you are in the Chicago area and you need legal help with your child support case, you should reach out to an experienced Chicago family lawyer as soon as possible about your case.
The experienced Chicago family lawyers at the law firm Arnoux Sharma Standeford, LLC are here to help Chicago parents with their complex child support issues. Do not hesitate to speak with an experienced Chicago lawyer about your case today. Contact Arnoux Sharma Standeford, LLC and discuss your rights and options under Illinois laws now.
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