Ex-NBA star Matt Barnes revealed his plans to query his ex-wife Gloria Govan’s present husband Derek Fisher in his bitter baby assist struggle.
In line with courtroom paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, Barnes submitted an inventory of witnesses he’ll name to testify on the listening to subsequent month.
Barnes stated he’ll take the stand to testify about “any and all issues” together with the alleged verbal settlement to change baby assist he reached with Govan.
He stated he deliberate to testify for two hours. He stated his ex-Govan could be referred to as to reply questions concerning the alleged again baby assist.
As well as, he listed Derek Fisher who he stated would testify about “the circumstances surrounding the Events’ verbal settlement to change baby assist, and the Events’ adherence to stated verbal settlement.”
Barnes and Fisher have a rocky previous. In 2015, Barnes and Fisher obtained right into a bodily combat after Barnes misplaced it after studying Fisher was relationship Govan. Barnes reportedly punched Fisher within the mouth. Barnes was not charged over the incident.
Fisher and Govan wed in 2021. The identical 12 months, Barnes stated he was “cool” with Fisher after years of a rift.
As RadarOnline.com first reported, Govan dragged Barnes to courtroom final 12 months over alleged unpaid baby assist. The exes had been married in 2013 and separated in 2015. They share joint custody of their twin boys Carter and Isaiah.
The couple finalized their divorce in 2016. Barnes agreed to pay $20k monthly in baby assist. The quantity was decreased to $10k after he left the league.
In her submitting, Govan claimed Barnes began paying her solely $4k monthly in 2020, regardless of being court-ordered to pay the $10k.
The Basketball Wives star stated Barnes advised her he “didn’t wish to pay” the total quantity. Govan stated she by no means agreed to a discount and demanded Barnes pay her $267k in again assist.
In response, Barnes denied he owed Govan a dime. He claimed they reached an oral settlement in November 2020 over the kid assist quantity.
Barnes claimed Govan agreed to cut back the month-to-month quantity to $4k as a result of he was paying for 100% of the twins’ non-public faculty tuition and extracurricular actions.
Barnes advised the courtroom, “I’ve upheld my finish of the cut price. Regardless of this, Gloria nonetheless seeks in a foul religion effort to ‘double dip’ and safe an unjust and unwarranted windfall.”
As well as, Barnes claimed he not too long ago realized Govan had used his American Categorical to e-book journey with out his information.
Barnes stated he estimated “that Gloria’s theft from me is to the tune of hundreds, if not tens of hundreds of {dollars}.
A listening to has been set for subsequent month.