Casino mogul Kirk Kerkorian has been taken to the cleaners by his ex-wife and Los Angeles County family court which have compelled him to make what is perhaps the largest child support settlement ever – a mind-numbing $10 million in arrears and $100,000 monthly support. And the kicker is, the child is NOT even his own.
The billionaire Kerkorian had been involved in a long-running case with ex-wife Lisa Bonder, a former tennis pro who was married to Kerkorian for only 28 days. Bonder has admitted to the court that she faked a paternity test and it has since been discovered that her child was actually fathered by Hollywood movie producer Stephen Bing. But none of these facts could stop the system from shaking down Kerkorian who is legally recognized as the child's father just because he was married to Bonder.
While Kerkorian may be the ultimate nice guy for settling this case and for never disowning his ex-wife's child (even after learning it was not his true offspring), he has done non-custodial parents in America a disservice by not using all his wealth and resources to challenge an insane system.
Instead, Kerkorian has with head bowed agreed to pay the titanic amounts listed above, PLUS additional perks which did not make headlines. These include expenses such as schooling, equestrian costs, clothing, housing, travel, hobbies, automobile, food, beauty treatments, tutoring, entertainment, parties and pets.
All this sets a pretty high bar for child support for everyone else, and it's easy to see how America's courts will be further encouraged to squeeze every last penny out of average non-custodial parents.
The insanity rages on.
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