Lil Bow Wow Might Be A Lil Deadbeat Dad, Fo’real

October 3rd, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: Twitter

Remember when the sister of Bow Wow’s baby mama asked him when he was going to publicly announce he’s a deadbeat dad? Well I think he just did. Yesterday, we were all happy for little Shad Moss after learning he got a full-time gig on “106&Park” but some of that excitement dimmed, for me at least, when word of his child support situation became public.

Before Bow Wow officially became a BET employee Monday he was handling some legal business, attending a court hearing with the mother of his 1-year-old daughter, Joie Chavis, to determine how much child support he should pay. Eventually, TMZ says, Bow Wow volunteered to pay $3,000 a month in child support which sounds awfully admirable, but when you look at this situation a little more closely, something is a bit fishy.

Bow Wow told the judge … he makes $4,000 a month working as an employee at Cash Money Records, and that’s it.  He testified he leases a Jeep and has a grand total of $1,500 in his checking account.

So here’s the question — if he makes $4,000 a month before taxes, how can he afford to pay $3,000 a month in child support?

We’ll here’s an answer … After the court hearing was concluded, Bow Wow was officially named host of BET’s long-running and influential hip hop show, “106 & Park.”  Bow Wow made no mention of this in court.

The judge will have some tough questions for Bow Wow in December, when the court rules on a permanent child support order.

In the meantime, the judge also ordered Bow Wow to pay $11,500 in back child support.

Now there’s no way a baby needs more than $3,000 a month to survive, but for Bow Wow to volunteer such a large amount means he’s likely about to rake in some silly money for his new hosting gig and those stacks are nothing to him. I’m not mad at him for that, but what judge thought it made sense that a man claiming to only bring in $4,000 in income each month, with only $1,500 supposedly in the bank, would openly volunteer to pay $3,000 of that to his baby mama? C’mon now. Bow Wow is clearly protecting some of his assets, which is cool, but I am concerned about that $11,500 in back support he’s been ordered to pay. It sounds like little sister Najah might have been telling the truth about how Bow Wow  ”aint never bought a wipe, diaper, or formula.”#NoBueno.

What do you think about how Bow Wow handled his child support situation?

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  • Limeaide724

    Bow Wow is no different then anyone else who is ordered to pay child support, if he does not pay the back money they will garnish his check or his assets, in which he is probably hiding under his Mother’s Name.

  • Boogotti

    Well i feel the girl was using him to get pregnant to get money now he gotta pay the piper he should have taking care of his daughter then he kept it a secret about a child
    Wow.Bam.Pow surprise

    • Mia

      During a radio interview Bow Wow said he planned the pregnancy with the young lady. So he wasn’t being used at all.

  • Kay

    How is this shocking? Most black male Entertainers either dont pay child support or b!tch about how much they do pay…no surprise here

  • Shebe

    Legitimate question because I really struggle with this answer. If you as the mother are granted child support for a specific amount are household bills a factor of consideration? Electricity, water, mortgage, etc; are those BASIC household needs a part of the amount that’s awarded? You need lights, water, and a roof over the childs head. How does it work? I’m all about child support being audited, if its possible, but never understood how its awarded.

    • Kayo Halana Malie

      Child support is child support. Not mother and child support. The household finances are to be taken care of by the custodial parent’s income.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tee-RealandTrill-Vyciious/100002275313562 Tee RealandTrill Vyciious

        So if your income is not enough (sometimes) to take care of household things and your child is there…you get child support…what would you do? If you had a run down living space and you get that much money in child support a month, wouldn’t you move your child to a better living situation? wouldn’t you get a safer car that won’t run hot in the middle of the highway with your child in it? Until they reach 18, EVERYTHING you do is in support of your child.

        • Kayo Halana Malie

          I am not a parent, so I cannot answer your question. Nor would I have children when I know I could not afford them if I were to become a single parent. I don’t even understand your comment really because I wasn’t stating that a parent cannot use child support money for themselves if it is in fact necessary. I was just pointing out that child support is generally for the child and not the mother and child. As I said above, there is child support and then there is spousal support, which people seem to think are one and the same.

          I disagree that everything a parent does is in support of their child. There are many parents who do very little and even then it is more for the parent’s benefit than the child. Besides, being a supportive parent shouldn’t stop when the child turns 18.

          • Tiffany Miller

            Your right. Your not a parent….because as a parent I can tell you the majority of everything you do is for your child. I HATE when people want to dictate what child support can and cannot be used for. I am a single mom, full-time student, and I work full-time and I can tell you almost every penny I get and everything I do goes toward the support of my daughter in some form, whether it’s going to work or school, buying clothes, food, supplies, electricity, phone, etc. Not to mention both individuals participate in making a baby but the mother (more than often) is the one that cares for that child…while the father is just part time or not there at all. So in my opinion she can do what she wants with it bc she is making sacrifices everyday for her child..which is worth more than all the money in the world…..however I wouldnt change a thing…..
            btw I am currently NOT receiving child support…it’s just my opinion.

            • Kayo Halana Malie

              As a daughter I can tell you that not everything a parent does is for their child or children.
              I don’t understand the rest of your response really because you seem to be arguing against what I never said. I never said she couldn’t do what she wanted with the child support money.

    • LovelyLadii

      Child Support is actually the expenses necessary to adequately take care if a child which does include housing and all basic needs. I am a child support worker and that is something that is considered.

  • Lisa

    Why does the media attack the men? A relationship is like a job. Unless you are a wife, stop expecting severance when you were a contractor! The only way 3k isn’t enough in child support is if you’re trying to buy $4k Handbags. Lesson to the men. Stop going for the eye candy. If you go for a girl who has her own money, she’ll be a whole lot less likely to try to trap your bank account.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tee-RealandTrill-Vyciious/100002275313562 Tee RealandTrill Vyciious

      She’s a model though. A video model but a model no less lol.

  • Kayo Halana Malie

    Of course this isn’t surprising. Bow Wow is a very immature guy and is heavily influenced by the ninjas who he hangs out with. He is just another Black male statistic. He lied to a judge about his own finances to avoid having to take care of his own child. If he hates his father so much, why is he being like him, a deadbeat father?

  • Ms_Sunshine9898

    I don’t think it necessarily means he was a dead beat, but some fathers take care of their children’s expenses without paying child support and I can only assume that’s what he was doing up until this point they decided to do some legal child support. I say this because baby mama hasn’t legally asked for any until now. Food for thought. . .

  • NiceNasty

    Okay now let’s be honest(in this case) just because he owes back child support does not mean he wasn’t giving money or paying for a child. Most of this dudes jus give cash money to these chicks, which always makes it easy for them to turn around and say they didn’t give them his. because you need a paper trail detailing what your doing or not doing, and if you don’t have one then oh well it’s easier to believe he’s a deadbeat then to think otherwise. And we all know ya boy got money somewhere, my guess is that he didn’t tell because he knows that the judge is going to order him to pay some outrage amount of money that she really doesn’t need. Wasn’t she jus recently in the club with her friends, Trey Songz, Kevin Hart, and others toasting it up for her b-day? IJS.

  • Patricia

    Men, athletes, entertainers including Lil Bow Wow or what your name is, Let me educate you on something: IF YOU DON’T WANT TO PAY MONEY FOR CHILD SUPPORT, YOU NEED TO WRAP IT UP OR DON’T HAVE SEX. Go sit down somewhere and do something constructive with your time. i don’t know how much plainer, this can be said Notice I didn’t say in any other language. I know, I know I am wasting space on this blog. Who is next on the list who is refusing to pay child support?

  • MLS2698

    Bow was making real money as a teen, so where is that money now? Did his mother use it up? Too many Mickey Mouse gold chains? What?

    • Miss Anonymous

      His mother probably has it and has put his stuff in his mother name just in case this right here happend.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003727282938 Wee Bey Brice

      let’s see J.D’s broke his mama store just closed down and lets be real we all know he’s been on ridiculous shopping sprees its safe to say he’s probably broke…well almost

  • Pivyque

    Look…he offered to pay child support. If he actually pays… $3,000 is more than enough. Whatever else he makes is really of no consequence because $3,000 covers everything a child needs.

  • KIR12

    I’m sure the blame the man for her pregnancy and black ghetto myth that the reason she’s got pregnant because he didn’t wrap it up will start shortly. Black women you are responsible for your body, your life and your future. You and no one else!!! The truth is that no race has been able to SUCCESSFULLY use condoms EXCLUSIVELY for birth control. Fact!

    Black women need to come out of the stone ages when it comes to birth control. Stop having babies by men who haven’t made a commitment to you. American white women with a bachelors degree have an illegitmacy rate of 4 to 6%. That’s as close to ZERO a you can get. 80 to 88% of sexually active UNMARRIED women in western european nations are using some form of female contraceptives. That’s almost 100% coverage. Condoms are good for preventing STD’s and short term hookups. However, when feelings and emotions are involved and trust is built the condom is almost always not used or not used as frequently. This is a reality and human element with all races! Yes, plan on using a condom but if you don’t want to get pregnant you better have a backup plan.

  • realadulttalk

    I guess I’m a bit confused–if he has not started said job–why would he declare it?? There have been cases of people being fired before they were fully hired.

    • Trisha_B

      He officially started this week i believe. I was flicking thru the channels yesterday & saw him hosting the show. So i guess he was approached about hosting the show, reason he agreed to the $3000. But at least he agreed to a good amount b/c based on his income his baby mother probably would have been granted a lot cheaper child support. I just hope he’s getting the big checks to cover that 11k lol. & w/ this show, he’s in 1 set location w/ a set schedule so he should be able to see his daughter a lot more now

  • Jan

    Its sad. Knowing that he is in the public eye and the ish will get out. I don’t understand sometimes how ppl like him are blessed with such precious lil lives and don’t take care of them.

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