This story actually isn’t new. In October I did a post about Jackelin Castro who is the mother of Robinson Cano’s 3-year-old son back in the Dominican Republic. Castro complained she was only receiving $500-$600 a month and sometimes she didn’t even get that. She requested an increase in child support payments and with Cano signing a new $240 million deal with the Seattle Mariners I can’t think of any judge who wouldn’t grant her wish.
via NY Daily News:
A judge in Santo Domingo on Thursday ordered Cano to pay an additional $600 monthly in a “provisional pension” to his 3-year-old son — on top of the $600 a month he already pays in child support.
At his meet-and-greet press conference, the 31-year-old slugger was asked about paying his son peanuts after inking the fourth-largest contract in major league history.
“My family is more happy that I got what I want here, not just about any money,” Cano said.
“All we can do is try to provide a sufficient amount to the child for his future,” Castro’s lawyer, Wendy Diaz, told the Daily News.
“Sadly, we cannot force a judge to tell Robinson to love his son more. We want to secure the boy’s future and have something saved for him. This is a step toward providing that,” she said of Thursday’s court ruling.
The war between Cano and Castro, 38, has gotten ugly, with the two no longer on speaking terms and the mom claiming the ex-Yank is an absentee dad who is often late with his child-support payments.
Diaz said that the next court date is scheduled for Jan. 23, and that Cano is expected to attend that hearing
Castro is seeking $25,000 a month which is what she believes to be “fair”. In addition to the money she also wants her son to have time with his father.
“All I wish is that his dad was more involved in his son’s life,” Castro said in Spanish. “My son deserves better.
