Elon Musk filed custody case in Texas for better deal?
An attorney claims Elon Musk is fighting to keep parental rights case against Grimes in Texas to protect his financial interests.
An experience attorney claims that South African-born billionaire Elon Musk filed his custody case in Texas to get a better child support deal.
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ELON MUSK TO GET A BETTER CHILD SUPPORT DEAL?
Page Six reports that Elon Musk is fighting to keep his parental rights case against “baby mama” -Canadian musician Claire Elise Boucher, popularly known as Grimes, in Texas. A law attorney told the publication that this is to protect his financial interests.
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“No doubt Musk filed in Texas in order to get a better deal on child support than he would get in California,” said lawyer Stephanie I. Blum to the publication.
“Texas law places a cap on the amount of child support the higher earner has to pay regardless of their wealth,” she continued.
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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE LAWSUIT
- Billionaire Elon Musk quietly took legal action against his ex-girlfriend and “baby mama” Grimes over the parental rights of their three children, according to Page Six. This reportedly took place before she decided to sue the billionaire himself, according to newly released court documents.
- In a petition filed in Texas, obtained by Insider, Musk seeks to become the legal parent of his three children with Grimes.
- In the filing, Musk claimed that he had “actual care, control, and possession of each child since the birth of each child.” He noted that the care took place in Texas. He reportedly resides in Texas full time, for at least “six consecutive months.”
- Musk accuses Grimes of “attempting to circumvent the jurisdiction” of the Texas court after recently declaring herself a non-resident of the state. However, the pair allegedly lived together in the same home with their kids from May to July.
- This comes after reports claimed that Grimes had sued Musk for parental rights. According to court reports obtained by Page Six, Grimes, the mom of three of Elon Musk’s 11 kids filed a petition “to establish parental relationship”. The publication reports that the request intends to have the court identify the legal parents of a child when they are unmarried.
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