We’re not sure how we missed this news last month, but apparently Beyonce’s father, Matthew Knowles, has just been slapped with a child support judgement that probably socked him over the head like a ton of bricks. Why is that you ask? Well it’s because according to Bossip, Matthew thought that all of his baby-momma drama was over and done with after he paid the the mother of his young daughter, Taqoya Branscomb, a whopping $225,000.00 in “hush money.” Geesh!
Matthew Knowles daughter and her mother, Taqoya Branscomb
Apparently Taqoya wasn’t trying to go down without a fight, so she took Matthew to court over child support and this is what happened next:
via Bossip:
Mathew Knowles tried to buy his baby mama’s silence with $225,000 after she told him she was pregnant with their now five-year-old daughter.
That’s according to a Houston family court judge, who ripped Knowles for giving baby mama Taqoya Branscomb the $225,000 “hush money” payment to persuade her from hauling him into court for child support.
“Mr. Knowles knew of his paternity in September 2009 and clearly sought to avoid the establishment of a support obligation based primarily on the tolling agreement and the payment of monies pursuant to said agreement, which the court can only reasonably conclude was hush money,” Judge David D. Farr wrote as part of his ruling in Harris County District Court.
Taqoya Branscomb
Koi was born in 2010, while Knowles was still married to Beyonce’s mother, Tina. Branscomb sued Knowles in 2014 over the paternity of the little girl, and the pair had been duking it out in court ever since.
In a ruling last month, the judge sided with Branscomb, ordering Knowles’ wages garnished to pay her $70,822 in back child support plus interest, along with $1,496 a month in regular child support. Knowles is also now responsible for the child’s health insurance as well as $50,000 in Branscomb’s attorney fees.
Judge Farr awarded Branscomb sole custody of their daughter, and blasted Knowles for turning his back on his own flesh and blood.
“The court notes that Mr. Knowles has zero interest, and in this court’s consideration on the evidence, zero capability of being a positive role model in the child’s life,” Judge Farr wrote.
Taqoya Branscomb and she and Matthew Knowles’ daughter
In his defense, Knowles claimed he was too broke to pay back child support but shouldn’t have to because he already paid Branscomb the $225,000. Knowles also said he’s not responsible for back child support from when Koi was a baby because he paid for Branscomb to have an abortion – and believed she did – until they met up shortly after the baby was born.
But the judge wasn’t buying it.
“By way of findings to the issue of retroactive child support,” Judge Farr wrote, “the court notes that it has considerable doubts concerning the veracity and credibility of Mr. Knowles’ testimony based on numerous observations at trial.”
Matthew Knowles’ and Taqoya Branscomb’s daughter (Beyonce’s half sister)
This is a really tough situation because the person being hurt the most is not Beyonce’ and Solange, nor their mother Tina Knowles, Taqoya, nor Matthew, it’s that beautiful little girl, who doesn’t seem to have her father in her life at this point. She was not a planned pregnancy, but she’s here now and she deserves a daddy, just like any other child does. Everyone makes mistakes, but their daughter is now a precious gift to them. Right now Matthew has the opportunity to make things right by bonding with his daughter, because it’s never too late to try and I think having a great bond with his child is more important than anything money can buy. Hopefully he and Taqoya can find a common ground soon for the sake of their little girl.
