Jun 16, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Hunter Biden deposed in Little Rock for paternity case

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Former Sen. Joe Lieberman right, speaks with Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, on July 7, 2022. — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, right, speaks with Hunter Biden on July 7, 2022. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, was in Little Rock on Friday for a deposition in his paternity case with Lunden Roberts of Batesville, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. The two have a 4-year-old daughter together.

Driving the news: Hunter Biden is advocating for a reduction in the previously agreed-upon $20,000-per-month child support payments and is opposed to Roberts' desire to change the girl's last name to Biden.

Yes, but: His team appears to be dragging its feet in disclosing all sources of his income.

Flashback: The case started in 2019 when a DNA test confirmed that Hunter Biden was the girl's biological father. In 2020, he agreed to the child support payments, but the case was reopened after his request for reduced payments.

The president's son appeared in a Batesville court on May 1 for a contempt hearing, where the judge scolded his legal team for not fully disclosing his income.

The latest: On June 5, not seeing progress in the case, Independence County Circuit Judge Holly Meyer ruled that Biden would have to return to Batesville on July 10 and argue why he shouldn't be held in contempt of court.

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