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cometo Hollywood’s film director producer and screenwriter Mel Gibson will possibly be paying a hefty sum for child support for daughter Lucia, 5,  mothered by Oksana Grigorieva. Alimony payments might be out of the question wherein marriage were not made between the ex-couple, according to a family law specialist.  Even under California’s famous Marvin palimony laws for unmarried couples, American-Australian actor Gibson (also in the midst of divorce with Robyn, wife for 30 years) won’t pay alimony to Russian pianist Grigorieva. “This is not dissolution of marriage action. The mother would have rights to child support, which in the case of Mr. Gibson, will be very substantial,” says attorney Steven Knowles, who estimates support of $12,000 to $15,000 a month. “He is what we call a high-income earner, and there is a high-income earner stipulation that says they must pay any amount reasonably necessary for the support of the child.” “Merely living together and having a child does not give the mother any rights to property and certainly no spousal support,” says Knowles, who’s not involved in the Gibson action. A close friend of the couple calls the split “amicable,” adding, “They’re still friends and they’ll both raise Lucia together.” Mel Gibson Will Possibly Pay A Hefty $15K Child Support is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →