The child support payment is increased based on Mel B’s calculated income.
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Successful comedian and actor Eddie Murphy pays his ex, singer Mel B, known from the Spice Girls group, ie To Melanie Brown now $35,000 in monthly child support payments. At the current exchange rate, the amount is almost 36,000 euros.
Murphy and Brown have one child together, 15 years old Angel Iris Murphy Brown. Maintenance payments are paid until Angel turns 18.
Be the first to report on it Daily Mail, according to the information of which the amount of the maintenance payment was retroactively increased by a court decision from October 2021. Before this, the payment was $25,000 per month.
Now Brown pleaded that his income has decreased. The court’s decision states that the amount of the maintenance payment is calculated based on the needs of the minor child – the amount also includes the costs of health care, hobbies and studies.
When Angel was born in 2007, Murphy stated that he had nothing to do with the child or his mother. The man even claimed that the pregnancy had started because of Mel B’s cheating. However, paternity was confirmed by a DNA test, making Murphy liable for child support.
The Daily Mail says that Murphy and Angel are now close.
In addition to Angel, Murphy has nine other children. Mel B has two daughters from previous relationships.