[Herald Tribune] Mom awarded $54K a year in T-Mac paternity case

I'm on the fence about this. On one hand, if she is a gold digger, I don't care if she sees one cent. On the other hand, that kid is as much his kid as every other kid he has, and should have the same advantages as the other kids he has fathered. So if he spends $200K a year on each of his other kids, this kid should get that much as well.

 

The gold digging part, right. The 2nd part I mostly disagree with. McGrady is married and his at-home kids were with his wife, so he established that as his FAMILY. This other girl was a side piece all the way and she knew it, he knew that, the court knew it. (Technically McGrady wasn't married when he cheated but still...) He "should" treat the kid the same but even if he wanted to, doing it might be too awkward anyways...Also McGrady only has a for- certain contract up to 2010 so its not like he can sustain his current lifestyle after he retires.

I think the court ruling was exemplary and wished it was that way across the board. Women getting adult support from having a kid out of wedlock only enourages it.

 

It doesn't take $20 million dollars a year to live either but that's what he makes so the kid should get his share.

 

That would be an awesome way to make sure the kid receives most of the money. Say portion out $4k per month out of the $54k to support the family while the child is raised, and put the other $50k monthly into a trust for when he's an adult.

 

yeesh...i wish i had $54k of child support spent on me per year. i think people just automatically think 54k is a small number just because its compared to $20+ million. $54,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY. thats enough to put a kid through college for 4 years. people raise whole families on $54k per year. it is MORE than enough for child support. tmac is responsible for that 1 child, not for this woman's entire litter. what was she gonna do...take tmac's kid on trips and leave her other kids home cuz they aren't his? this woman is clearly a gold digger. $54k for 18 years is just under $1 million. im pretty sure this lady could raise a kid for 18 years for $1m.

what is there to spend money on? food, clothes, gas, education, entertainment...54k is more than enough to cover that

 

TMac has made over 100 million during his career in salary alone. Lets say he payed 50 percent in taxes and manager fees. He would still have 50 million. 5 percent interest on 50 million is 2.5 million a year. Tmac can afford it.

 

I hope 1000 women sue Tmac like this. 1000 cases will keep Tmac agressive to fight for another max contract.

 

ah hell no. if that golddigger wants her kids to live in tmac's house and have tmac's lifestyle then give up custody. no way in hell tmac needs to provide that ho the same lifestyle as his own.

it's like that old Cosby bit where his kid is like "why cant I have this? we're rich" and cosby is like "no, I'M rich, you just live here."

the only thing kids are ENTITLED is a stable home, emotional support and discipline so they have the opportunity develop into productive adults. rich or poor you're not obligated to spoil your children or give them some lifestyle they expect. Society is wack, we're on this binge now where children are somehow holy and the end-all be-all. If you dont spoil your kids you're neglecting them... ppl taking out mortgages to buy their kids cars and sweet 16s.

A case like Karl Malone where a man runs from his obligations and wont feed or clothe his kids is one thing. But seriously Tmac doesn't have to buy this kid an SUV or hire him a private chef or elevate the lifestyle of the baby's mother... 54k a year buys a lot of steaks and you'll have no problems keeping the gas tank full. If the mother wants the finer things there's the newspaper get a job. Beyond that if she wants her kid to have the same "advantages as living in tmac's house" give up custody and let Tmac handle it

 

= $864,000 one night stand. A professional hooker like the one NY Gov Spitzer got is $4000/night and 22 years old ... I hope that 36 year old was 216 times better at sex than Spitzer's girl, otherwise Tmac got ripped off.

 

The $45,000 a month or $540,000 a year is what the family spends on TRAVEL...... at least that's what the article said at the end. Dude was right.

 

Just a big time gold digger. No way should T-Mac pay her to live the same way as his real family. If she wants her kid to live like his other kids, then give up custody. Just a gold diggin w**** who trapped T-Mac. Bet you he used a condom and she kept it too.

I wonder if she was voted in high school as "most likely to trap an NBA superstar into paying major child support to get rich."

 

Ouch, how can you compare T-Mac to Dead Beat Dad Karl Malone. He didn't get a 13 year old pregnant and abandoned the kid. 54K is more than enough to raise a child. My dad raised 4 children with less money and bought a house. And as far as his lifestyle, endorsements and NBA salary aside, I'm sure he has other investments. These guys enjoy their money, it would be stupid to think they don't want to make more of it outside of their jobs.

 

does anyone have a pic of this MILF? otherwise, how do we know it wasnt worth the cheeze.

 

Of course it doesn't take that much money to raise a child but most of you fail to realize is that this child deserves to live just as well as his other children... did you not read what kind of money he spends on ridiculous things? Why should his b*stard child not be as well off?

 

Two phrases for you TMAC,"Make babies" but "do not have the babies"!We men can get really over excited sometimes! Peace up !

 

The problem with child support is that you have to support the CHILD. That child is as much his child as the children he has with his wife. His wife's children are equally related to him as this lady's child. It doesn't really matter if she is a gold digger or not...its not "her" money, its the kid's money.

Heck, if we want to cut the lady out of it, give good payments to raise the child and put the amount that would be equitable to the child in a trust that she can't touch, and the child can't get until 25 or something.

I think the child should be given every advantage it can get.

 

but you are assuming that all the money will go to the kid...which is a big assumption and one that is wrong.

and yes it is his kid, however, since he is not actually living with and he isnt partaking in the day to day involvement with the child then I dont think you can reasonable expect similar lifestyles to be had for all children he spawned.

Plus,the equality argument doesnt hold much water in my mind. Kids within their own families don't get equal amount spent on them.

 

I feel bad for the kid, I hope Tmac is a father to him.......

Forget the lady who was clearly Gold Digging.....and Forget that Tmac should have known better....there is a child involved now.....

That is what matters.

DD

 

Tmac definitely has obligations to the child. And he's handling it.

But a man's money is his money. You cannot mandate generosity, just being born into this world doesn't entitle you to anything. It's like with your will.... there's a reason why you get to decide who gets what after you go, no one has the right to go in there and say... look you gave one child $XXX you MUST GIVE EVERYONE X. It's up to Tmac, he's obviously supporting a generous lifestyle for his kids but that's his perogative, his gift to them, there's no moral or legal imperative that he go out of his way to give this other child the same life just because one night this ho managed to get pregnant.

Consider this... Tmac has a chef and the children at home get to benefit from that. But Tmac is an athlete having a chef control his diet is part of his professional obligations. Now as a side, the chef cooks waaaaay better than that ho, who boils mac and cheese and hotdogs because she cant be bothered to cook and she sucks at it anyways. According to your logic Tmac now must hire a first-class chef for the child to eat french coq au vin every night or else the child is being neglected of something his other kids have. But Tmac has a cook partly for professional reasons... so now Tmac has to lay out thousands a year just so the kid eats like a king and because the ho cant cook. Is that fair? Or does Tmac just need to ensure the kid gets decent meals (like 99% of all american kids)

That's why if the mother wants the kid to have a Tmac lifestyle give up custody. Other than that it seems that Tmac is more than handling his business with the child.

A lot of you all make it sound like everything the child will be lacking can be solved with money. 54k a year is more than enough to support the child... it's not like 200k more a year or 300k a year more will somehow make everything alright for the kid. And honestly does "private jet travel" sound like something a KID needs or a wannabe golddigger needs? Financially the kid is set at 54k IMO the bigger issue for the kid is going to be not having pops around. Imagine if your dad is Tmac how much you're going to want to see him and just hang with him. IMO more than an extra 100k Tmac has an obligation to ensure he makes time to spend those extra weekends with the child rather than throwing extra $$$ at ho

 

I can only hope TMac would want to provide his 2 year old daughter everything in this world, and treat her the same way he treats each of his children...like most parents do.

I do agree, money is not everything. If TMac goes out of his way to spend time with his daughter by this woman, and include this little girl in his life, I applaud him. If he thinks he's off the hook by paying 54k a year, he's wrong in my book.