The mom of Fernando Tatis Jr.‘s two-year-old daughter is dragging the MLB celebrity to courtroom in an effort to attempt to get him to dole out extra baby assist … however the San Diego Padres outfielder’s legal professional claims she’s spewing lies within the course of.
Jennifer Rodriguez claimed this week in courtroom paperwork, obtained by TMZ Sports activities, that again in September 2021 — following a yearslong, non-exclusive relationship — she grew to become pregnant with Tatis Jr.’s baby.
She mentioned within the docs that, initially, she had hoped the 2 would work collectively to co-parent their child … however following a paternity check that confirmed Tatis Jr. was the daddy — the baseball participant and people near him started treating the “impending birth like a business deal.”
She mentioned all of their conversations previous to their daughter’s June 2022 delivery date led her to signal an NDA … and an ensuing personal baby assist settlement that she says she needed to negotiate “on my own” whereas 9 months pregnant.
As a part of the pact, Tatis Jr. — who inked an enormous, 13-year, $240 million contract with the Padres in 2021 — agreed to pay Rodriguez $20,000 a month.
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Whereas she mentioned Tatis Jr. has since fulfilled that obligation … she claimed within the docs that following their daughter’s delivery, he is been largely absent from their child’s life.
Rodriguez mentioned regardless of she and him persevering with their romantic relationship by way of Could 2023 — Tatis Jr. has solely seen his daughter on 5 separate events … for a complete of 4 hours.
And, she says to make issues worse, when she lately approached him and his shut circle about paying extra in baby assist when she realized that his yearly wage would improve from $5,000,000 in 2022 to a whopping $36,000,000 in 2029 — she acquired pushback.
She’s now asking a decide to bump up what Tatis Jr. has to pay in baby assist funds.
“I have come to understand how little [our daughter] has compared to the benefits that Fernando receives for being a visible MLB star and local San Diego celebrity,” she mentioned. “I have also come to understand how much it will cost to support a child to live at Fernando’s station in life.”
Within the docs, she claimed 25-year-old Tatis Jr. resides in a big house, drives fancy automobiles, and “that in San Diego, if not all over the country, doors open for him in every facet of his life.”
“Our daughter is entitled to share in that lifestyle,” she mentioned.
Moreover, Rodriguez is asking for Tatis Jr. to pay her attorneys charges — which she says complete round $250,000.
A courtroom listening to on the matter has been slated for December.
For Tatis Jr.’s half, his lawyer, Michael Strauss, mentioned in a press release to us on Friday, “Ms. Rodriguez’s decision to push out a false narrative about Fernando and the Tatís family is nothing new.”
“He is confident in the legal process and trusts that Ms. Rodriguez’s claims about him will not hold up in court. He loves and supports his daughter and will continue to do so.”
