Diamond Brown is asking a judge to require Chris Brown to pay at least $30,000 a month in child support for their four-year-old daughter, Lovely Symphani Brown.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the model says the singer currently provides about $7,000 per month voluntarily.
Diamond estimates Chris Brown’s net worth at roughly $50 million and argues that his actual income supports a significantly larger payment. Her attorneys subpoenaed his business managers for bank statements and other financial records, but the managers objected to releasing the documents.
In an October declaration, Diamond said she earns approximately $1,500 a month through social media work and her job as an esthetician. She also outlined a proposed monthly budget exceeding $45,000, covering expenses such as housing, food, childcare, clothing and activities for Lovely.
After portions of the October filing became public, Chris Brown addressed the dispute on Instagram Stories.
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“I LITERALLY PAY FOR EVERYTHING, her cars(2), her HOUSE, SCHOOLING, MEDICAL, and 10K a month,” he wrote.
Diamond disputed that claim in a TikTok video, saying, “You don’t give me $10,000 a month.” She added that she and her attorney had documentation of his payments, alleged that he reduced the amount after learning she was dating someone and described the conduct as “financial abuse.”
She acknowledged that Chris has provided a home and cars, but rejected his view of what constitutes shared parenting.
“You think in your mind 50/50 parenting is set because you pay financially… No, that’s not how it works,” she said.
“That is not all it takes to parent,” Diamond continued. “She needs your presence. It is not the other parent’s job to make sure the other parent shows up.”
The custody dispute involving Chris and Diamond Brown began in April, when Diamond petitioned for legal and physical custody of Lovely and proposed visitation for Chris. He later requested joint legal and physical custody. Lovely, their only child together, was born on January 7, 2022.