A judge in Arkansas approved a settlement in the paternity lawsuit against Hunter Biden.
Independence County Circuit Judge Holly Meyer signed the order on Thursday drafted by Lunden Alexis Roberts, the Arkansas woman who was seeking financial support for their child, and approved by Biden’s attorney Brent Langdon.
Biden, 50, agreed to pay for child support, reimburse Roberts for the cost of their child’s health insurance, and cover some attorney’s fees and costs. The amounts are redacted as all the “essential terms” of the order have been sealed and will be kept “in a secure location inaccessible by the public,” according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Meyer also dismissed the motions for contempt lodged against Biden, who repeatedly sought to delay the case, most recently citing travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus and the looming due date of his pregnant wife.
The judge denied Biden’s request to delay the case on Tuesday, saying none of the reasons he gave were sufficient.
After initially denying having sex with Roberts, Biden agreed to take a paternity test in October after Roberts claimed he fathered child, identified in legal proceedings as “Baby Doe,” and it showed with “with scientific certainty” that he is the father. The child, whose name has not been disclosed, was born in August 2018.
Biden is expecting a fifth child, this one with his new wife, 33-year-old Melissa Cohen. They are renting a 2,000-square-foot home in the Hollywood Hills, where Biden is pursuing an art career.
Biden’s name was highlighted throughout the recent impeachment fight which stemmed from President Trump asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to look into Hunter Biden’s dealings in the country and whether his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, improperly leveraged his position to shield his son from a Ukrainian investigation. The elder Biden is now the front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary contest.
Should issues arise in the future, Thursday’s order said the Arkansas judiciary “retains jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter of this case for any further or additional orders that may be necessary or required.”
