Hunter Biden paternity battle in Arkansas shines spotlight on secretive family finances
by Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter
May 01, 2023 05:00 AM
Hunter Biden’s secretive finances will be center stage in a small Arkansas courtroom on Monday, where a judge has ordered President Joe Biden’s son to appear in person as part of a child support battle with the mother of one of his daughters.
Clinton Lancaster, a lawyer for the mother, Lunden Alexis Roberts, argued to the court in December that “the defendant is attempting to stifle discovery into his financial affairs while simultaneously reducing his child support obligation on the claim that he now earns less income.”
Republicans have long contended Hunter Biden's lucrative business dealings in Ukraine and China indicate he may have committed crimes related to foreign lobbying or money laundering, although multiple recent reports have indicated U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump-appointed holdover and the Delaware prosecutor overseeing the case, may have narrowed his focus to Hunter Biden potentially committing tax fraud and lying on a federal gun form when purchasing a revolver.
The child between Hunter Biden and Roberts was born in Arkansas in August 2018. The child was conceived while he was in a relationship with Hallie Biden, his brother, Beau Biden's widow.
A judge said in January 2020 that the court “finds the results of the DNA tests indicate with near scientific certainty that the defendant is the biological father of the child in this case.” Hunter Biden settled with Roberts for $2.5 million in 2020, but the case was later reopened.
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