Talk about stepping up to bat! Akon had two children with a woman who is NOT his wife back in ’08 and ’09, and now he wants to make sure everything is done properly so he can be contributing to their lives financially as well as physically. The singer has filed documents with a Georgia court asking for joint legal custody, along with other privileges. Details below. Kudos to ‘Kon for doing the right thing!
(TMZ) – In the docs, Akon asks the court to grant him joint legal custody of the little tykes, allow him to be involved in all major decisions and most importantly to establish child support — even asking that his enormously high income be a factor in how much he’ll have to shell out.
Not only that … he’s also requesting the kids be eligible to inherit from him — same as if they were born in wedlock — and to keep his last name, “Thiam” as their own.
Sources close to the singer tell TMZ, “Akon has been a father to the boys since they were born, and this is just a necessary step to make sure he is legally recognized as such.”
