Hunter Biden’s Arkansas baby mama accused him Wednesday of refusing to hand over his financial records in their ongoing paternity case, according to court documents obtained by DailyMail.com.
Lunden Roberts, 28, demanded the former vice president’s son hand over all financials documents from the past five years, and filed papers in Independence County asking the court to compel him to turn over the records.
Roberts met Biden, 49, while working at Mpire strip club in Washington D.C. and launched her case in May, claiming Biden is the father of her now 16-month-old child. A paternity test last month proved that he is the father of the child.
She wants Biden’s financial records to establish how much he should pay in child support, as well as proving he can afford to foot her $11k legal bill – but says he is refusing to hand over any details.
The latest filing comes days after DailyMail.com revealed that Biden’s new South African wife Melissa Cohen, 32, is pregnant with his fifth child.
Hunter Biden’s baby mama Lunden Roberts accused him of refusing to hand over his financial records in their ongoing paternity case. The 28-year-old Arkansas native filed papers in Independence County on Wednesday asking the court to compel him to turn over the records
The latest filing comes days after DailyMail.com revealed Biden’s new South African wife Melissa Cohen, 32, is pregnant with his fifth child and is in her second trimester. A close friend of Melissa told DailyMailTV that while the couple is ‘thrilled’ at having a baby, there’s also a lot of anxiety around the pregnancy
Roberts’ lawyers say in legal papers that Biden has objected to answering any of their discovery questions, which included confirming the state in which he lives, his phone number and if he worked for Ukrainian oil company Burisma.
Her lawyers write: ‘It should, by now, be abundantly clear to the Court that the defendant is not going to answer or provide any of his discoverable financial information unless the Court forces him to do so.
‘The defendant has provided no support for this child for over a year.
‘The Court should not let the defendant continue to avoid his natural and legal duty to support his child by failing to provide basic information about his income, finances and lifestyle.
‘This Court should compel the defendant to answer the interrogatories and requests for production documents in time for the January 7, 2020 hearing in this case.’
DailyMail.com revealed last Friday that Biden’s wife Melissa, who he married after a 10-day romance in May, is pregnant with his fifth child and in her second trimester.
A close friend of Melissa’s told DailyMailTV that while the couple is ‘thrilled’ at having a baby, there’s also a lot of anxiety around the pregnancy.
Roberts’ lawyers say in legal papers that Biden has objected to answering any of their discovery questions, which included confirming the state in which he lives, his phone number and if he worked for Ukrainian oil company Burisma
Her team adds: ‘The Court should not let the defendant continue to avoid his natural and legal duty to support his child by failing to provide basic information about his income, finances and lifestyle’
The friend explained: ‘Friends are deeply concerned, anyone who knows Melissa knows that she’s one of the sweetest people you can meet.
‘She’s in love with Hunter and of course they’re thrilled, but the pain and stress they’re going through every day is cause for real concern.
‘There is constant hatred directed towards them from Trump supporters and the President himself.
‘People are attacking her, she’s not running for office, her husband’s dad is, all she wants to do is keep her unborn child safe.’
The source added: ‘And Melissa is also not making a noise about being a new mom because she is respectful of the other woman’s child and her mother.
‘Luckily she’s a very strong woman and she will get through this with Hunter because they have a love which is strong.’
Biden and Melissa are currently living in LA but are considering relocating to keep their family safe.
The businessman – who has been at the center of a political firestorm over his links to a Ukrainian energy company – married Melissa 10 days after they met in an impromptu wedding on May 16 this year
Melissa was make-up free and appeared relaxed, dressed in sweat pants, sneakers and a comfortable sweater when she was seen last Thursday
Melissa’s friend said those close to the couple ‘are deeply concerned, anyone who knows Melissa knows that she’s one of the sweetest people you can meet. She’s in love with Hunter and of course they’re thrilled, but the pain and stress they’re going through every day is cause for real concern’
Biden has three daughters from his first wife Kathleen – Naomi, Finnegan and Maisy. The two couple separated after 23 years of marriage, with their divorce finalized in 2017.
However, before they were officially divorced, Biden began dating his brother Beau’s widow Hallie after he died from brain cancer in 2015.
The two were together for two years before splitting. Weeks later, it was announced Biden had married Melissa.
Despite Biden’s personal bliss it’s been a difficult few months for the businessman, whose father Joe is a frontrunner in the Democratic presidential race.
Biden served on the board of the Ukrainian oil company Burisma from April 2014 to April 2019.
He is said to have been paid as much as $83,000 a month, even though he had no experience in the energy industry.
Previously, the judge ordered the 16-month-old child’s name, along with all financial information of both Biden and Roberts (circled) should be kept under seal and available only to the legal teams
Roberts met Biden when she worked as a stripper at the Mpire Club in Washington, D.C., (pictured
His appointment to the board has been at the heart of the impeachment inquiry that House Democrats have launched into President Donald Trump as Trump is alleged to have pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to find dirt on Biden in a bid to harm his father’s presidential ambitions.
Amid the political furore Biden, who has been through rehab several times through drug addiction, has also been mired by the paternity suit.