Andre Rison Owes $105k in Back Child Support - The Orange Mane

RkyMtnThunder · 06-12-2007, 08:00 PM

How much does a box of condoms cost Andre? Stupid choices in life force a millionaire into bankruptcy...amazing

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2902188

DETROIT -- Former NFL and Michigan State wide receiver Andre Rison faces a court-ordered bankruptcy to pay more than $105,000 in back child support and other claims.

Terese Dear, a courtroom deputy for U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Flint, said Tuesday that an order was entered June 6 to put Rison into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Rison, a Flint native whose NFL career spanned seven teams between 1989 and 2000, has until June 25 to respond to the order before the court proceeds with efforts to recover his assets, Dear said. The Flint Journal reported on the court action Monday.

The former Pro Bowl receiver, who played for the Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders, owes child support, attorney fees and court administrative costs, according to a bankruptcy court petition.

Rison's ex-wife, Tonja Rison of Southfield, is listed as one of the creditors on that petition. Her claim is for more than $58,000 in child support. An Atlanta law office is claiming another $46,000 in unpaid legal fees for seeking child support from Rison for two children by a girlfriend.

The Genesee County friend of the court also is after $400 in administrative fees.

Rison's attorney, David Kallman of Lansing, said Tuesday that he had no comment on the bankruptcy order.

Attorney David Findling was appointed a receiver by Genesee County Circuit Court to go after child support when Andre and Tonja Rison divorced in 1990. He is hoping to be named trustee in the bankruptcy.

Findling said between $60,000 and $70,000 in the player's NFL pension already has been liquidated for the Tonja Rison child support case. His office also is going after a $100,000 severance benefit Rison had in his final NFL contract with the Raiders.

That money had been claimed from the Raiders by the Internal Revenue Service, but Findling said he sued and got the IRS to release its levy. The Raiders then turned the severance over to a California lawyer to disburse to Rison's creditors.

To Findling's knowledge, Rison has children in Kansas City, Mo., Georgia and Michigan. He said child support is owed in all three cases.

Atlanta lawyer Randall Kessler represented Rison's former girlfriend Raycoa Handley. He said his office spent 10 years trying to collect child support for their two children who now are adults.

Kessler said his office was able to collect $125,597 from Rison's NFL player annuity.

"That just covered child support," Kessler said.

The more than $46,000 due his office is for legal fees.

Kessler said he is concerned that Rison now owns very little that can be liquidated through bankruptcy.

Rison spent nearly a month in a Georgia jail in 2005 for failing to pay child support.

He entered the NFL in 1989 after playing college football at Michigan State. From 1989 to 2000, he played for seven pro teams. He played five games in the Canadian Football League when his NFL career ended.

Hogan11 · 06-12-2007, 08:51 PM

Who cares.

Malcontent · 06-12-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Hogan11

Who cares.

Thanks Hogan...Lets stop with the worthless threads.

Broncos_OTM · 06-12-2007, 09:03 PM

Dead Beat. man people just dont understand.

RkyMtnThunder · 06-12-2007, 09:03 PM

Its the offseason! At least its pro-football related

Los Broncos · 06-13-2007, 12:13 AM

Theres like eleven different types of birth control, use one.

smalltowngrll · 06-13-2007, 12:32 AM

I'd bet that it wasn't the child support that put him into bankruptcy.

TexanBob · 06-13-2007, 01:08 AM

I'm surprised he owes that little. He must have a good lawyer.

Can you imagine what Shawn Kemp's child support bills (IIRC, nine kids from eight mothers) are like?

DomCasual · 06-13-2007, 01:11 AM

Wasn't it Andre Rison that had his house burned down by an ex-wife, or am I thinking of the wrong person?

I always hated him. I bet he didn't have any of these problems until he played for the Chiefs. They have a way of corrupting people.

maven · 06-13-2007, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DomCasual

Wasn't it Andre Rison that had his house burned down by an ex-wife, or am I thinking of the wrong person?

Yes, Lisa left-eye lopez of TLC fame, burned his house down. If bad moon had any brains, he should've bought a home in FL before all this mess went down. Atleast he'd have a home, car, and pension to live on.

cutthemdown · 06-13-2007, 01:56 AM

There's nothing good to argue about in this case. I mean unless someone wants to say Rison only has to pay his child support because he's black.

DomCasual · 06-13-2007, 02:03 AM

Man, it's hard to believe that two people named Left Eye and Bad Moon couldn't make it work out with each other.

-Slap- · 06-13-2007, 02:21 AM

At least they're making him pay. 100K in arrears isn't as unusual as a lot of people think, especially in states that calculate interest on delinquent balances.

Tredici · 06-13-2007, 10:09 AM

WTH? Can't Andre just go back to Kansas City and boost a few stereos? Maybe write a couple of bad checks?

Smiling Assassin27 · 06-13-2007, 10:26 AM

i'm surprised it's not more...derelict.

bendog · 06-13-2007, 11:05 AM

I sorta miss Lisa Left Eye. I mean hanging a condom on your face to advertise the safe sex concept. Not every person could think up a stunt like that. As I recall Andre beat her so bad she could barely move before she burned down his house, so I'd call that a justified arson, though she supposedly was only trying to burn his tennis shoes to get even for him screwing around on her, so she was probably pretty whacked-out on the whole relationship thing.

Los Broncos · 06-13-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by cutthemdown

There's nothing good to argue about in this case. I mean unless someone wants to say Rison only has to pay his child support because he's black.

Good one

cabronco · 06-13-2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cutthemdown

There's nothing good to argue about in this case. I mean unless someone wants to say Rison only has to pay his child support because he's black.

That was worth a good chuckle.

broncosteven · 06-13-2007, 02:37 PM

Maybe he was counting on a Royalty check from the Spiderman Movie Franchise to cover his expenses?

06-12-2007, 08:00 PM	#1
RkyMtnThunder Perennial Pro-bowler New to the Forum Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 899 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Andre Rison Owes $105k in Back Child Support How much does a box of condoms cost Andre? Stupid choices in life force a millionaire into bankruptcy...amazing http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2902188 DETROIT -- Former NFL and Michigan State wide receiver Andre Rison faces a court-ordered bankruptcy to pay more than $105,000 in back child support and other claims. Terese Dear, a courtroom deputy for U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Flint, said Tuesday that an order was entered June 6 to put Rison into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Rison, a Flint native whose NFL career spanned seven teams between 1989 and 2000, has until June 25 to respond to the order before the court proceeds with efforts to recover his assets, Dear said. The Flint Journal reported on the court action Monday. The former Pro Bowl receiver, who played for the Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders, owes child support, attorney fees and court administrative costs, according to a bankruptcy court petition. Rison's ex-wife, Tonja Rison of Southfield, is listed as one of the creditors on that petition. Her claim is for more than $58,000 in child support. An Atlanta law office is claiming another $46,000 in unpaid legal fees for seeking child support from Rison for two children by a girlfriend. The Genesee County friend of the court also is after $400 in administrative fees. Rison's attorney, David Kallman of Lansing, said Tuesday that he had no comment on the bankruptcy order. Attorney David Findling was appointed a receiver by Genesee County Circuit Court to go after child support when Andre and Tonja Rison divorced in 1990. He is hoping to be named trustee in the bankruptcy. Findling said between $60,000 and $70,000 in the player's NFL pension already has been liquidated for the Tonja Rison child support case. His office also is going after a $100,000 severance benefit Rison had in his final NFL contract with the Raiders. That money had been claimed from the Raiders by the Internal Revenue Service, but Findling said he sued and got the IRS to release its levy. The Raiders then turned the severance over to a California lawyer to disburse to Rison's creditors. To Findling's knowledge, Rison has children in Kansas City, Mo., Georgia and Michigan. He said child support is owed in all three cases. Atlanta lawyer Randall Kessler represented Rison's former girlfriend Raycoa Handley. He said his office spent 10 years trying to collect child support for their two children who now are adults. Kessler said his office was able to collect $125,597 from Rison's NFL player annuity. "That just covered child support," Kessler said. The more than $46,000 due his office is for legal fees. Kessler said he is concerned that Rison now owns very little that can be liquidated through bankruptcy. Rison spent nearly a month in a Georgia jail in 2005 for failing to pay child support. He entered the NFL in 1989 after playing college football at Michigan State. From 1989 to 2000, he played for seven pro teams. He played five games in the Canadian Football League when his NFL career ended.

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06-12-2007, 08:51 PM	#2
Hogan11 Rock-N-Roll Historian Let's take these SOB's out!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: W.NY.B.C. Posts: 21,300 Adopt-a-Bronco: Floyd Little	Who cares.

06-12-2007, 09:03 PM	#4
Broncos_OTM Born Again HOOLIGAN Broncos Over All Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,594 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Dead Beat. man people just dont understand.

06-13-2007, 12:13 AM	#6
Los Broncos Flaw Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 18,803 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Theres like eleven different types of birth control, use one.

06-13-2007, 12:32 AM	#7
smalltowngrll Orange Blue Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 8,038 Adopt-a-Bronco: dortoh	I'd bet that it wasn't the child support that put him into bankruptcy.

06-13-2007, 01:08 AM	#8
TexanBob Don't Argue With Me You Know I'm Right Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,023 Adopt-a-Bronco: Darris Nash	I'm surprised he owes that little. He must have a good lawyer. Can you imagine what Shawn Kemp's child support bills (IIRC, nine kids from eight mothers) are like?

06-13-2007, 01:11 AM	#9
DomCasual The Dude abides. Shameless Homer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cocytus Posts: 13,207 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gus Frerotte	Wasn't it Andre Rison that had his house burned down by an ex-wife, or am I thinking of the wrong person? I always hated him. I bet he didn't have any of these problems until he played for the Chiefs. They have a way of corrupting people.

06-13-2007, 01:56 AM	#11
cutthemdown A verbis ad verbera Zimm to HOF Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Beach Posts: 32,875	There's nothing good to argue about in this case. I mean unless someone wants to say Rison only has to pay his child support because he's black.

06-13-2007, 02:03 AM	#12
DomCasual The Dude abides. Shameless Homer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cocytus Posts: 13,207 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gus Frerotte	Man, it's hard to believe that two people named Left Eye and Bad Moon couldn't make it work out with each other.

06-13-2007, 02:21 AM	#13
-Slap- Ring of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 31,895	At least they're making him pay. 100K in arrears isn't as unusual as a lot of people think, especially in states that calculate interest on delinquent balances.

06-13-2007, 10:09 AM	#14
Tredici Ring of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,010	WTH? Can't Andre just go back to Kansas City and boost a few stereos? Maybe write a couple of bad checks?

06-13-2007, 10:26 AM	#15
Smiling Assassin27 STOP! KIPER TIME! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 11,104 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	i'm surprised it's not more...derelict.

06-13-2007, 11:05 AM	#16
bendog Marginally Continent David Bowens, he'd be an upgrade Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Folsom Prison Posts: 19,935 Adopt-a-Bronco: David Bowens	I sorta miss Lisa Left Eye. I mean hanging a condom on your face to advertise the safe sex concept. Not every person could think up a stunt like that. As I recall Andre beat her so bad she could barely move before she burned down his house, so I'd call that a justified arson, though she supposedly was only trying to burn his tennis shoes to get even for him screwing around on her, so she was probably pretty whacked-out on the whole relationship thing.

06-13-2007, 02:37 PM	#19
broncosteven The Kranz Dictum MWA: Flight Director Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tranquility Base Posts: 29,314 Adopt-a-Bronco: MONEYBALL #38	Maybe he was counting on a Royalty check from the Spiderman Movie Franchise to cover his expenses?