While there were reports that Robinson Cano is seeking $300 million from the Yankees, the mother of his child is saying she’s receiving about $500 to $600 a month in child support. Jackelin Castro the mother Cano’s son, Robinson Miguel Cano Castro is seeking an increase in child support payments claiming “His (Robinson Cano) living circumstances, financially, socially and culturally, are very, very far from what the child’s experiencing and gets”. Read more after the jump.
Castro and the slugger, who made $15 million this season and $58 million in his career for the Bombers, have attempted to reach some kind of arrangement since February. That, she says, is when an attorney representing Cano came to her with a 10-year proposal that required Cano to pay between $500 to $600 a month, according to the report.
The pact outlined Cano’s rights to visit the 3-year-old boy who bears his name, but it also included a confidentiality provision stating that if Castro was in violation, she would be liable for damages of about $47,000.
Castro did not sign the deal, according to the report, but Cano has been making the payments. “The intention of him and his advisers was somewhat to intimidate me,” Castro said.
In response to Castro’s accusations Cano issued a statement through his publicist that said in part that he has:
“gone above and beyond to care for my child including an agreed upon monthly stipend, a house, a car, insurance, school and other essentials for the baby and his mother as well as many other things, including toys and clothing.
“This is a private matter and I will not fight it in the media, nor will I say anything disparaging about the mother of my child or comment any further. I look forward to an amicable resolution that will allow me time with my son.”
*PHOTOS OF THE CHILD & HIS MOTHER IN THE GALLERY ABOVE*
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