I think I'll wait to hear more about this before I comment. I'm sure his daughters mother and attorney went to him and the Bengals before this story broke, so there may be a lot we don't know, and won't know until later. I didn't think he and the Bengals would have ignored them if they came to them with threats of going public unless she is in the wrong. If they didn't go to him and the Bengals first, then I already don't have a good opinion of her. We will see.....

 

Devon Still accused of not paying child support

http://www.wcpo.com/sports/football/bengals/devon-still-accused-of-not-paying-child-support

If she hasn't involved the courts that should be her track. Why involve the Bengals except for PR.

Isn't she a high profile attorney? How can a person who can't pay for food or medical bills afford her? Doesn't pass the smell test to me.

If she hasn't involved the courts that should be her track. Why involve the Bengals except for PR.

If what she says is true, then contact Devon, if that doesn't work, have your attorney contact Devon, if that doesn't work the attorney calls the Bengals. They all know it would be bad PR and they would listen. Not knowing Devon so I won't comment on him, but the Bengals and Marvin would know this won't end well if they don't fix and it goes public.

 

If she doesn't go this route to me it's PR for her. And as mentioned above, doesn't pass the smell test.

Gloria Allred is the devil.

Tweet from Devon this morning early.

 

Devon Still @Dev_Still71 · 9h 9 hours ago

"Truth allows you to live with integrity. Everything you do and say shows the world who you really are." Need I say more?

Still has not paid any child support for months for Leah Still, his sick 4-year-old daughter who was honored on the field during the Bengals' 24-3 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Cincinnati earlier this month, according to Channing Smythe, Leah's mother.

 

Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still, whose relationship with his cancer-stricken daughter has been the NFL feel-good story of the season, has not paid child support for four months, according to the sick girl’s mother.

Channing Smythe, the mother of 4-year-old Leah Still, said she has been pushed to the brink of homelessness because Still refuses to provide child support.

“I don’t consider him a deadbeat dad,” Smythe told the Daily News on Wednesday. “I know he loves and cares for his daughter and he is there for her. I just need him to help me financially.”

Civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, who represents Leah’s mother, delivered a letter to the NFL on Tuesday asking the league to investigate if Still has violated its Personal Conduct Policy by failing to pay child support for the girl, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer in June.

Smythe said in her declaration that she is unable to work because Leah’s treatment and care require full-time attention, adding they would be homeless if a friend of her mother’s had not permitted them to move in with her. Smythe claimed she had to accept food stamps from July through October in order to feed herself and her daughter.

Smythe and Leah live in Delaware, and Smythe said she has to borrow cars from friends and relatives to take the girl to Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia for treatment.

Allred’s letter said Still has paid some child support in the past. The letter also said Smythe has a family law attorney who recently demanded that Still immediately pay his outstanding child support. Still, who is expected to earn about $570,000 for the 2014 season, then allegedly called Smythe and told her he would not pay any amount at all and would see her in court.

“I have an outstanding medical bill for Leah for an ambulance for her,” Smythe said in her declaration. “I have been unable to pay the ambulance bill, and it is not covered under insurance. If I were receiving child support for Leah I would be able to pay this bill, but since Leah’s father is refusing to provide child support I am unable to pay the bill for the ambulance.”

 

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/i-team/leah-mom-bengals-devon-deadbeat-dad-article-1.2024259

Wow, what a cluster.

He should have no excuse for this he has the money. Pay for your kid or get locked up.

I don't get this. My child support is paid to me by the Commonwealth of KY who has that money taken directly out of my ex's paycheck. There is no way he can skip a payment. I just assumed that's how it's done everywhere.

I don't get this. My child support is paid to me by the Commonwealth of KY who has that money taken directly out of my ex's paycheck. There is no way he can skip a payment. I just assumed that's how it's done everywhere.

 

Depends on if the mom has utilized the system properly.

I don't get this. My child support is paid to me by the Commonwealth of KY who has that money taken directly out of my ex's paycheck. There is no way he can skip a payment. I just assumed that's how it's done everywhere.

 

That's how I took care of mine.

Isn't she a high profile attorney? How can a person who can't pay for food or medical bills afford her? Doesn't pass the smell test to me.

 

They are going after a professional football player...Im sure she will get her money that way.

Having been through the legal system when it comes to custody of my son, I almost guarantee there is more to this story than just him not paying.

 

From WCPO Ch 9 Cincinnati