Celebrity Justice
Game Over? Leinart Settles Child Support Fight

The brutal child support war between NFL stud Matt Leinart and baby mama Brynn Cameron finally came to end late last week -- but closure didn't come cheap!

TMZ has learned that Leinart will shell out $15,000 per month in child support, around half of what Cameron claimed she needed to care for the couple's nine-month-old son, Cole.

But Leinart's legal battles aren't over yet -- the QB will be back in court August 13 to fight for the right to spend more time with his kid.



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16. 7. The girl lives at home with her parents and the baby.

Posted at 12:16PM on Jul 30th 2007 by Debra

17. She wont live with mommy and daddy for long!!

Posted at 12:18PM on Jul 30th 2007 by cindy

18. Everyone pay attention to what new clothing, cars, and homes this money-whore is going to have in the next few months. And what the baby should have and won't.

Posted at 12:41PM on Jul 30th 2007 by That girl is a joke.

19. The fact that he has to go to court to get more visitation tells me exactly what kind of bitch she is.

Posted at 12:31PM on Jul 30th 2007 by tj

20. at first I thought #4 was being sarcastic - Why does it cost $30k or even $15k a month to raise the baby. It is supposed to be Child Support - not get set for 18 years by having a wealthy mans baby. If the $ was accounted for and totally spent on the child that would be great - but most of the time its for the moms wants which have nothing to do with the babys needs.

Posted at 12:42PM on Jul 30th 2007 by Roger & Me

21. [[[The fact that he has to go to court to get more visitation tells me exactly what kind of bitch she is.]]]

Women are nearly 100% in charge of visitation and there is little accountability nor checks and balances. A man who is blocked generally gets little if any help from the courts if it makes it that far ($$$$ and about 2 months to get a court date). The Police cannot help as that is a matter for the courts.

Most men without custody see the child according to a 4 day a month plan (every other weekend) plus a dinner during the week.

Sports stars with an off season and periodic breaks get to spend lots of time with the family at times during the year...that can be ignored when the 4 day plan is rubber stamped.

I think that shared parenting is much better as it is so much more flexible and the child sees both parents more often. Parenting can actually take place!

Some of the men who are routinely blocked from their kids then face the label of being a bad Dad as the kids don't see them much. I know some folks who when they were kids all they heard was what a devil their Dad was who hates them. Then they meet them as adults and realize...they are not. This is not that rare I have a friend who went through that and a cousin who met his Dad at age 28 who then got him off drugs and into college. Now he works on Wall street.

Posted at 12:40PM on Jul 30th 2007 by Stan

22. Haha, and I thought $350/month was a backbreaker...

Posted at 1:17PM on Jul 30th 2007 by Huh?

23. I also receive child support, which amounts to about a third of what it actually costs to raise my kids, yet my ex complains, bitches, and moans to anyone who will isten that he is supporting ME and even went so far as to ask the court to order that he NOT have to support his children, as in HIS view, my NEW husband should have to. He has actually stated that I should give ALL the child support TO the kids to spend as they would like, rather than on food and clothing. For a regular parent who DOESNT get 15,000 a month, its hard to make ends meet. This gold digger baby mommy needs to shut up and raise her baby.

Posted at 12:50PM on Jul 30th 2007 by cindy

24. shes lucky to get that, when my child was little, all i got was $60.00 a month on a good month.

Posted at 1:25PM on Jul 30th 2007 by old lady

25. Check this out...the tax angle:

Do I have to pay tax on child support payments I received?
No, you don't have to report child support payments received on your tax return. Child support payments are neither taxable to the recipient on his/her tax return, nor tax deductible by the payer on his/her tax return. Any alimony payments that include an element of child support payments are not taxable on your tax return as to the child support payments element.

So...that 15 K is tax free to her! And if it is combined in some manner with alimony...that too can be shielded. I'm not a tax maven but that is also a factor here.

Posted at 12:53PM on Jul 30th 2007 by Stan

26. If this young lady would be a little kind he might come back to her. He is pissed now and she was asking way too much.

He wants joint custody and she want his visits at her home so they can bond.

He found a new girlfriend and he's in love get over it. You decided to have a baby. I saw an article were she was saying he never spends time with the baby and I have to do it all by myself. Guess what many women do most ot it my theirselves.

She is goning to freak out when he gets to take the baby to his house.

Matt like th old saying goes It's cheaper to keep her!

Posted at 7:59AM on Jul 31st 2007 by MaMaMe

27. He played...now he pays! Good for her - why shouldn't he pay? Why is everyone so mad about her getting child support? He makes the money - she should get it to raise his child! It's just pocket change to a pro athlete.

If she was just money hungry - he should have been smarter and used a condom! He's the dumb one!

Posted at 2:12PM on Jul 30th 2007 by Doesn't Matter

28. Every picture of Brynn is of her in designer clothes with a designer bag. While I absolutly feel Matt should pay child support...He was NOT married or in a commited relationship with the "wholesome" or "whoresome" mormon and all she saw was dollar signs with the birth of her son. I am sure he will give his son everything he could ever need and will buy them himself. $1500 a month is REDICULOUS. She should have to prove her son gets the money and it doesn't go into her shopping needs.

Unfortunatly, she is playing the victim when she did exactly what she hoped, and became rich getting pregnant as a last ditch effort to hold on to a failed relationship...any wonders why he dumped her??

Posted at 1:17PM on Jul 30th 2007 by Suz

29. I think $15,000 is more than any baby will need but why should this child live in average accomidations, go to public schools when he is older or go to daycare instead of having a nanny? That might sound realistic to us but we are not children of multi millionares. This child should live a lifestyle comprable to his father. Why should his kid get ripped off of that chance just because his mommy and daddy didnt get married?

Posted at 1:14PM on Jul 30th 2007 by amber

30. Every picture of Brynn is of her in designer clothes with a designer bag. While I absolutly feel Matt should pay child support...He was NOT married or in a commited relationship with the "wholesome" or "whoresome" mormon and all she saw was dollar signs with the birth of her son. I am sure he will give his son everything he could ever need and will buy them himself. $15000 a month is REDICULOUS. She should have to prove her son gets the money and it doesn't go into her shopping needs.

Unfortunatly, she is playing the victim when she did exactly what she hoped...became rich by getting pregnant as a last ditch effort to hold on to a failed relationship...any wonders why he dumped her??

Posted at 1:18PM on Jul 30th 2007 by Suz

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