Charlie Sheen does not have to pay ex Denise Richards child support after daughter Sami, 17, moves in with him… following abuse allegations
- The actor, 56, attended a hearing in Los Angeles on Monday
- The child support he pays to his ex-wife Denise, 50, was reduced to zero as he has been taking care of daughter Sami, 17, and Lola, 16, since April
- Sheen originally filed the petition to change the child support arrangement in December 2019
- Last month, Sami claimed in a now-deleted Instagram post living with Richards and her husband Aaron Phyphers was ‘hell’
Charlie Sheen will no longer have to pay child support to his ex-wife Denise Richards, after his daughter Sami, 17, moved in with him.
The actor, 56, attended a hearing in Los Angeles on Monday with his lawyer Gregory Pedrick, with Judge Alexander Giza adjusting the child support he pays to Richards to ‘zero.’
Sheen has had 100% custody of both Sami and his daughter Lola, 16, since April, with the judge reflecting the zero child support would be reflected retroactively to April 1, 2021, when he started taking care of the girls full-time.
No child support: Charlie Sheen will no longer have to pay child support to his ex-wife Denise Richards, after his daughter Sami, 17, moved in with him
‘I think what transpired today is extremely fair. It speaks to not just today, but it speaks historically to that same fairness,’ Sheen told US Weekly on Monday.
Sheen originally filed the petition to change the child support arrangement in December 2019, with Richards, 50, not filing any paperwork in opposition.
Richards was not at the hearing, with a source claiming that Richards was, ‘working out of state, which Charlie was well aware of.’
Zero: The actor, 56, attended a hearing in Los Angeles on Monday with his lawyer Gregory Pedrick, with Judge Alexander Giza adjusting the child support he pays to Richards to ‘zero’
Sami: Sheen has had 100% custody of both Sami (pictured) and Lola, 16, since April, with the judge reflecting the zero child support would be reflected retroactively
The insider added Richards was never given the court date and Sheen did this on purpose so she wouldn’t be there.
‘He filed two years ago and he kept pushing the court date. Denise kept asking when the date was and he blew her off. He pushed it off because he didn’t want records of the child support he was paying Brooke (Mueller) to impact the case after he agreed to pay them both the same amount of child support,’ the source claimed.
The insider also alleged that Sheen hasn’t paid any child support to Richards, ‘in at least four years,’ adding Lola lives with Richards but she stays with her dad and sister when she’s filming.
Parenthood: Sheen originally filed the petition to change the child support arrangement in December 2019 (pictured with daughter Sami in 2019)
Sheen’s attorney Pedrick claims Richards actually owes Sheen money, because he ‘overpaid’ on his child support for so long, but he is not attempting to recoup those funds.
The ruling comes less than a month after Sami claimed in a now-deleted Instagram post where she claimed living with Richards and her husband Aaron Phyphers was, ‘hell.’
She claimed in the removed Instagram post she was living in an, ‘abusive household’ adding she was ‘insanely depressed’ while sharing a photo of herself from a year ago.
Sami also shared a photo of her from present day, stating she moved out of ‘hell house’ and had a ‘spiritual awakening’ while confirming she dropped out of high school.
Sad: A rep for Richards, who was married to Sheen from 2002 to 2006, said she is ‘saddened’ by the situation
Sheen later confirmed both Sami and Lola had been living with him in a brief statement, which read, ‘Sam’s amazing. I love her and all my children unconditionally. We’re having a ball. GED here we come!’
A rep for Richards, who was married to Sheen from 2002 to 2006, said she is ‘saddened’ by the situation.
‘Denise is just like any other divorce parent dealing with a rebellious teenage daughter,’ the insider said.
‘It’s better for Sami if Denise and Charlie were coparenting her during this time. They are not,’ the source added.
Another source claimed Richards wants her daughters to have, ‘boundaries’ which their father doesn’t provide, adding Sami went to live with her dad because ‘rules and curfew aren’t really set in stone.’
Co-parenting: ‘It’s better for Sami if Denise and Charlie were co-parenting her during this time. They are not,’ the source added (pictured in 2013)
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