{"id":2125132,"date":"2026-09-02T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125132"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:37:00","slug":"paul-pierce-ordered-to-pay-baby-mama-princess-5-figure-sum-per-month-in-child-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125132","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pierce Ordered to Pay Baby Mama Princess 5-Figure Sum Per Month in Child Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6c\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/6cc4709cb040459994dcd75cca7e3cf8_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Paul Pierce Ordered to Pay Baby Mama Princess 5-Figure Sum Per Month in Child Support<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Paul Pierce<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Ordered to Pay Ex-Princess Santiago<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">5-Figure Sum Per Month in Child Support<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T06:37:00-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:37 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-355a8a7129d3f71ca28e7977cb9f078b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_6cc4709cb040459994dcd75cca7e3cf8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:367081a4-1935-488f-a4d6-d46e3a31efb1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6c\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/6cc4709cb040459994dcd75cca7e3cf8_md.jpg\" alt=\"princess santiago and paul pierce getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-436c24cff2e60ea3a6e91db287f57091\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/paul-pierce\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Paul Pierce<\/strong><\/a> was ordered to pay his baby mama, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/princess-santiago\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Princess Santiago<\/strong><\/a>, monthly child support for their son \u2026 but it was a far cry from what she was asking him to pay &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d9e394db417f7bcf480b474c6878a451\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Paul was ordered to pay his ex $8,508 per month for his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/king-rafael-santiago-pierce\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>King Rafael Santiago Pierce<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0The judge did note the order is temporary, and the court still has the authority to change the child support amount as the case proceeds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0fd967bb4ef333d5e61edfda5a9f86d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_5648deff7fbb4110a080617921878788\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:367081a4-1935-488f-a4d6-d46e3a31efb1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/56\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/5648deff7fbb4110a080617921878788_md.jpg\" alt=\"princess santiago insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-34b6d5b08ec75682e54f85d1e98d825b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In addition, Paul will have to cough up $100K for his ex\u2019s legal fees in the case &#8230; and another $10K for her to retain a forensic accountant.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-491a883d894c39dee03a66d864caa631\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ first reported, as part of her child support request, Princess claimed Paul earned nearly $200 million during his NBA career and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/26\/paul-pierce-paternity-lawsuit-child-support-princess-santiago\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>seeking<\/strong><\/a> $30K per month in child support. She argued he had more than enough money to pay for support.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6a6b628dd0a909aa76bf5327c8feba33\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260505_b92ffb5e58754e77b40e72246ee90f57\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:367081a4-1935-488f-a4d6-d46e3a31efb1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b9\/4by3\/2026\/05\/05\/b92ffb5e58754e77b40e72246ee90f57_md.jpg\" alt=\"SUB paul pierce GETTY\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-372ba3b1379475afb3d7765a364fbc66\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/31\/former-nba-paul-pierce-fighting-ex-over-child-support\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>denied<\/strong><\/a> he was rolling in the dough like he was during his NBA days &#8230; and made the case for support being set at around $4K per month. 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