Hunter Biden settles child support case in Arkansas, will give daughter multiple paintings

Hunter Biden settled a child support case in Arkansas on Thursday with Lunden Roberts, the mother of one of his daughters, according to a filing in Arkansas state court.

Biden was ordered in 2020 to pay child support, though he sought to lower the payments to Roberts, who had his daughter Aug. 28, 2018. The child support amount was redacted from Thursday's agreement.

Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, also will have to continue reimbursing Roberts for the cost of health insurance for the child. He also will have to give the child multiple paintings, and the proceeds of any sales of his paintings will be wired to an account designated by Roberts, among other provisions in the settlement.

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Roberts had sought to give the girl Biden’s last name, but she dropped the push as part of Thursday's order. She wanted the girl to have Biden’s last name because of the family’s political prominence and business success. Biden opposed the measure over the political backlash she could have faced, he said.

Roberts said in April court filings that Biden has "never seen or contacted" the child. She also said Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden "remain estranged" from her, CNN reported.

Roberts originally filed in May 2019 to determine Biden's paternity and obtain child support. Biden first resisted, but his paternity was established in 2020.

Before Thursday's agreement, Biden was nearing a trial in the Roberts case. He faces several legal challenges, including House Republicans investigating whether he was rewarded for influencing the administration through business deals, allegations the White House has denied.

Earlier this month, Biden agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of tax evasion in federal court in Delaware, in addition to participating in a pretrial program for a firearms offense. The plea came after a multiyear federal investigation.

Contributing: Bart Jansen

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hunter Biden child support case: Settlement includes his paintings