Nas Ordered to Pay Kelis $299K in Child Support, Legal Fees

NasQueens rapper Nas has been entangled in a bitter dispute over child support costs with his estranged wife and singer Kelis for almost a year, and it looks like the case is finally coming to a close. According to TMZ, their dispute was settled in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, where Nas was ordered to pay Kelis $299,015.50 in fees and child support.

Nas is required to pay Kelis $47,249.42 in back child support and $40,454 in back spousal support, as well as 90 percent of Kelis' legal fees -- $155,787.28 for lawyers, plus another $48,549.83 in accounting expenses. Additionally, the court has ordered Nas to pay $10,000 per month in spousal support until he pays off his debt.

This is yet another victory for Kelis' lawyer, Laura Wasser, who has won high profile cases for Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie, Kiefer Sutherland, Nick Lachey, Stevie Wonder and many more.
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madmike721

This crap is stupid, Nas is stupid, kelis is stupid, man, woman, we all stupid. We meet fall in love, f each others brains out then f each other over. S happens, now why can't we be adults and take care of our resposibilities and each other, even when we have to move on. Get this, out of 299k, 155k goes to who?.. that's right da lawyer, that should be going to the babies college fund, CMON MAN!

April 20 2010 at 6:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rodney Cardwell

Well, Hopefully the judge would the money go into a trust fund or have a payee. So the child would benefit later down the road.

Maybe attend college and it's sad that two couldn't resolve this issues rather than see lawyers making all that money.

At the end the lawyers made the most money and no one failed to think about the child and the time lost during this situation. Kelis it's not about money at the end the child will want and need the time with the father period.

April 20 2010 at 4:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Donmarley

Once Nas Impregnated Kelis and altered her career.He essentially became her father.Kelis was so fine I think I'm gonna be on her side this time.Congratulations Kelis.See you at the Casino or anywhere else people blow easy money.

April 16 2010 at 4:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
uah44

I feel for Nas because this is crazy. But he was dissing Kobe Bryant a few years ago when Kobe was going thought his shit in Co. Now Kobe's wife stay with him and Kelis is taking Nas to the cleaners. Sometimes you should keep your damn mouth closed about whats going on with other people. Maybe Nas should have call KB and ask him how 2 keep his woman.

April 14 2010 at 7:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dan McGrew and Sam McGee

There is no standard for what happens with child support payments in any state.
Some women use all their "ex's" child support payments for the children, with any they don't need at the moment going into savings or an educational trust.
Others -- The kids are dressed out of Salvation Army stores, fed beans and rice-- if they're lucky, and "Red Hot Mama" is off to the Wild Side. Most of that child support goes to buy bling and clothes for her active bed partners than the kids ever hope to see.
This father fought a lying slut through 25 years to avoid a divorce, which would leave her in control of alimony and child support.
The children got top educations, their first cars after completing college and are all well established. No fault of hers.
This despite her buying 50 to 80 pairs of $100-#200 shoes annually, and keeping about 30 linear feet of closets jammed with her wardrobe, plus several storage chests.
My business suits came from a consignment shop, as did much of the children's clothing.
She was NEVER there for school carpools, youth or school athletics, parent volunteering or game support.
Reality -- she was too busy shacking up with men from the office in the motel nearby, and bringing old high school boy friends in while I was away on business -- only averaging 90 hour weeks the whole time to pay the bills.
My reward -- Haven't seen any of them for ten years, the Fundamental Christian child explains, "We know things she did weren't good, but nice isn't the same as good."
Would I do it over again. No!!
I'd pick them up at school, fly across country to a super job offer where the courts would have issued a restraining order and with the dollar advantage, I would have had full control. Instead, I turned down the job and stuck it out.
There should be LAWS IN PLACE, requiring custodial spouses to document and justify every dime of child support spent, and prove "extra" goes into protected accounts.
But politically correct judges won't consider tight controls on custodial mothers.
Which is one of the major reasons news reports appear of estranged fathers blowing the "ex's" head off her shoulders.
He knows her serial lovers will not be following her into the grave, unless he happens to catch them together.

April 14 2010 at 5:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rose

I am a female and I agree with what spikeritz states. There are many females out there that have children and collect child support and instead of spending it on the children, these women spend it on themselves or their current boyfriend. I am currently in a relationship where he has two children from a previous marriage and she spends her child support paying for her current boyfriends child support payments so that he wont go to jail ! She buys her children clothes from garage sales with holes and rips on them and she will buy the clothes that are three sizes too big so that they last a long time. I totally disagree with that. She should be spending the money on the children not to help her current boyfriend pay his child support. That is down right ridiculous. I have worked with many females who spend the money on expensive jewelry or prada shoes instead of the kids. WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. I believe that either male or female, who ever has custody should account for what they are spending the money on, it doesn't have to be to the nickle but in general. I am the one buying clothes for the kids because I am embarrased to take them out looking scraggly and unkept, the kids like the clothes and want to take it home. I say no but he feels bad and allows them to take it home so his ex-wife has the best of both worlds, new clothes that I provide and she spends the money on her current lover. BULLS**T !

April 14 2010 at 1:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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jazzyg410

As a single female with no children I live by the rule that when a guy pulls up and tells me he has a 'baby mama'I walk'I look at the bigger picture there's nothing we can work with here.. His first responsibility are to be to his children.. Then it would be' US' I don't think so 'AVOID THE DRAMA'LIFE IS TO SHORT TO LIVE IT STRESSING ON OTHER PEOPLE'S BAD CHOICES'' SMART UP AND WAKE UP GIRL...

April 20 2010 at 9:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AF

Well, Uncle Dick, there are far too many of these heifers that are endorsements for selective sterilization, & deliberately suck guys into getting them knocked so they can ride that gravy train. Quite frankly, California couldn't care less if these kids benefit from the money, as long as they get the federal subsidies from all the open cases this generates for them. Child support/family support, welfare, foster care, & anything else they can double end off of human misery just tickles the state of CA pink!

April 14 2010 at 12:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
spirit

About time these sistahs stop taking these guys shit and make them pay. The white woman have been making their stupid black asses pay for years. Unfortunately, Kelis doesn't deserve that much money. She's a one hit wonder

April 13 2010 at 10:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Digi

Your 'point' while is true, your argument is of a completely dumbass. You think because she cant sing (which I have no idea either way have no idea who these people are) means she should get less support? Retarded. However the whole ideal of spousal support is a complete joke. Child support sure, but not spousal support. Get a f*cking job.

April 14 2010 at 1:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jimmy R. Cash

DON'T LET UNCLE DICK CATCH YOU TREATING WOMEN LIKE CRAP. YOU WILL NOT BE HAPPY WITH HIS REACTION.

April 13 2010 at 10:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jimmy R. Cash

UNCLE DICK SAYS THESE EX-HUSBANDS HAD BETTER PAY UP OR EXPECT A VISIT FROM HIM. IF YOU AREN'T PAYING YOUR CHILD SUPPORT, AND YOU SEE A SHORT, PORTLY, BALDING MAN FOLLOWING YOU WITH A SHOT GUN SLUNG OVER HIS SHOULDER, DUCK AROUND THE CORNER AND RUN LIKE HELL.

April 13 2010 at 10:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Digi

you're an idiot

April 14 2010 at 1:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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