Arrest Warrant Issued for Jason Caffey Over Unpaid Child Support Claims

According to the Associated Press, an arrest warrant has been issued for Jason Caffey. Caffey, a former Chicago Bulls forward, stands accused of failing to pay child support. The child support payment battle for Caffey has been going on since 2007. Jason Caffey is said to have ten children, with eight different women. Caffey attempted to seek a court order from a bankruptcy judge, to protect him from child support lawsuits from mothers. Per reports, it is alleged that Caffey owes more than $200,000 in unpaid child support.

Jason Caffey, a former basketball player, has played for Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks. During his basketball career, it is reported that Caffey had multi-million dollar playing contracts.

Lorunda Brown is a mother of Jason Caffey's six year old son, the arrest warrant is in direct connection with her lawsuit against Caffey for unpaid child support and unpaid legal fees.

Unpaid child support woes are not news in the sports world. In recent months, several high profile athletes and former multi-million contract holders have been accused of failing to pay child support.

Evander Holyfield, former heavyweight boxing champion, has been accused of failing to pay child support. This claim came after reports that Holyfield Atlanta mansion was in risk of foreclosure. The $10 million Atlanta mansion Holyfield owned was on the auction block due to non-payments and his child's mother accused him of failing to pay two months of child support.

Matt Leinart, an Arizona Cardinal's quarterback, has also had child support battles in recent past. July of 2007, Leinart and his ex-girlfriend went to court to battle out child support payments and accusations over who does more of parenting for the former couples son.

Brynn Cameron originally claimed to require $30,000 a month for her son with Leinart. Matt Leinart however challenged her claims and a judge ordered him to pay $15,000 a month instead. The former couple has also had additional court visits in order to hash out a custody agreement. Leinart wanted a judge to permit him more time with his son and custody arrangements.

Troy Neel, another former athlete, was recently arrested for non-payment child support. Neel, a former MLB player for the Oakland Athletics, had a shocking $725,000 child support accusation against him. Even though Troy Neel was arrested in January of 2009, his non-payment claim comes from a 2000 divorce. Instead of making the court ordered $5,000 a month payments to his ex-wife, Neel fled the country, resulting in the $725,000 child support non-payment accusation.

Websites referenced:

www.ap.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Caffey

http://www.witn.com/watercooler/headlines/38154674.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Neel

http://www.tmz.com