Custody Battles

Bristol Palin's new baby daddy may no longer be a mystery ... her ex-fiance says he's the daddy, and he's gunning for some serious custody.

Dakota Meyer filed legal docs, obtained by TMZ, in which he claims he's the biological father of 3-week-old Sailor.

Dakota wants a judge to award him joint legal and physical custody.

Bristol has never publicly revealed the identity of the father. She and Dakota broke up 3 months after conception.

Bristol's baby daddy wants one more thing ... child support.

4:30 PM PT: Sources close to Ciara tell TMZ ... "Ciara has never prevented him from seeing his child. Future is jealous that she has moved on and is happy. He is unable to move on and co-parent in a healthy way."

We're also told Ciara believes Future uses their situation to stay in the press in order to "promote his music."

Future has gone off on baby mama Ciara because she ruined his Christmas by shutting him off from his own son.

We're told Future planned a huge Christmas dinner and wanted all of his kids at the table. Ciara agreed at first but then went radio silent. Baby Future never saw his dad and it sent Future through the roof.

Sources close to the rapper tell us the two parents haven't been on speaking terms for a year. They communicate through a family member but now Ciara won't deal with anyone on his side.

Our sources say the rapper was hoping Ciara's relationship with Seattle Seahawk QB Russell Wilson would make the bitterness subside, but that hasn't happened.

It's so bad ... the rapper thinks it may be time to get a judge involved.

Future is blasting his baby mama Ciara saying she's a "bitch" with control problems and she's preventing him from seeing their 1-year-old son.

Future's sounded off in a series of tweets ... one where he admitted that just to see his kid -- also named Future -- he has to go through lawyers despite the $15k he pays in child support.

Future says he's been silent for a year and half but that's all going to change because he's run out of patience and just wants his kid.

Guy Ritchie and 15-year-old Rocco have formed a united front, and plan to wage a custody war against Madonna ... sources connected with Guy tell TMZ.

Our sources say Rocco has not softened his position ... he now wants to live with his dad. We're told Rocco feels his mom is "too controlling" and doesn't pay him any real attention. It's now been a month since he left Madonna's tour to live with his dad, and he feels more strongly than ever he wants to stay put.

We're told Rocco, like his dad, feels home life in London is more stable and loving. It's no longer just that Rocco doesn't like touring with his mom ... he says he just doesn't want to live with her anymore.

We're told Guy has hired a lawyer to mount a legal fight.

As we reported, our Madonna sources say Guy has gotten in Rocco's ear and is talking trash about her. The two have had a rocky co-parenting experience, often fighting.

A New York judge has ordered Rocco back in the U.S. for a hearing in February.

WNBA star Brittney Griner wants estranged wife Glory Johnson to ante up medical records to prove once and for all whether the kids at the center of their child support war are hers, or a child sired by Glory's ex-boyfriend.

Jeremy Renner's divorce is final, and according to court docs, he'll be paying a fortune in child support.

According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Renner will pay ex-wife Sonni Pacheco $13k a month in child support for 2-year-old Ava. But that's not all. If Jeremy pulls in more than $2.3 mil a year, he has to pay 5% of the excess as additional child support.

They will share custody.

Sonni gets a big zero in the spousal support department.

Gilbert Arenas is about to lose access to his 4 children if his baby mama has her way ... and it's all over a 15 second video of their 8-year-old son on the hood of a moving vehicle.

Gilbert was on "TMZ Live" Tuesday and scoffed at baby mama Laura Govan's allegation he's a reckless parent by putting little Alijah on the front of a Polaris Slingshot and driving at around 15 MPH.

Gilbert told us he got an email from Laura's people saying they were going to try and take custody away from him, and TMZ Sports has learned he told the truth.

Our sources say Laura -- who currently has primary physical custody -- will go to court and ask the judge to significantly reduce Gilbert's visitation. She also wants the judge to impose safeguards so the kids aren't put in dangerous situations.

As one Laura source put it, "This is just the straw that broke the camel's back. He's done many other things."

Madonna's son didn't have to be sold by Guy Ritchie when the 15-year-old made the decision to stay in London ... we're told Rocco was fed up with the singer, her lifestyle and her parenting skills.

Sources who were on Madonna's tour tell us, Rocco was "miserable" being carted around the world by his mom. As one source put it, "There were horrible, full-blown fights with screaming and crying."

We're told during the Stockholm leg of the tour, Rocco was a no-show when the charter plane was ready to take off ... he had made an escape run, but it appears he eventually came back.

Things deteriorated during the London shows in December. Rocco told his dad he couldn't handle it anymore ... he couldn't take the traveling and the fights. Our sources say Rocco told Guy he felt like Madonna treated him more like a trophy than a son.

Rocco now thinks his mom is jealous of his dad's "stable life" and his desire to live with his dad.

Rocco has been ordered to return to NYC for a court hearing. It will be interesting to hear if his bad feelings dissipate and how much the judge considers his living preference.

Guy Ritchie got in Rocco's ear and drove a wedge between Madonna and the 15-year-old ... sources close to Madonna tell TMZ.

We're told Guy and Madonna have had a "volatile" relationship for years, and Rocco has been a source of conflict. Madonna, we're told, is a strict disciplinarian and "very controlling" ... something that doesn't sit well with Rocco and for that matter most 15 year olds.

Our Madonna sources say Guy was angry at Madonna and used his visit with Rocco to stoke the coals, and it worked.

We're told Madonna isn't worried ... she's confident Rocco's coming back home for good, and this is just part of the co-parenting hand she's been dealt.

Kelly Rutherford lost custody of her 2 children because the judge feared she'd abduct the kids from Monaco, never to return again.

Rutherford lost custody of the children in August to battled ex-husband Daniel Giersch, who is a resident of the country. In a written ruling, obtained by TMZ, the judge said there was "a strong risk of the children's abduction and retention in the United States" -- translation, there was a big chance she'd flee with the kids.

Fact is ... Kelly did do something similar a few months ago, where she refused to return the kids to Monaco after they visited her during the summer.

The judge laid down the law and said not only would Daniel get custody ... Kelly could only visit her kids in France and Monaco.

10:45 AM PT -- Kelly's attorney in Monaco tells us the Daily Mail report is not accurate.

Giersch had been granted full custody during a hearing, but court sources say Kelly's appeal is expected to be heard later this week.

Kelly Rutherford's kids will not return to their native U.S.A -- a judge reportedly granted full custody to Kelly's ex-husband Daniel Giersch, who now lives in Monaco.

The ruling in a Monaco court is a devastating loss for the "Gossip Girl" star, who's been battling Giersch for years over 9-year-old Hermes and 6-year-old Helena. According to the Daily Mail ... the judge said the exes must make joint decisions regarding the children's schooling, education, and housing.

However, Kelly will only be allowed to visit in Monaco or France.

The children -- who are U.S born citizens -- were last in this country during the summer. Kelly was devastated after an August hearing though that sent them back to Daniel in Monaco, and they've been there ever since.

Chris Rock's estranged wife is calling him out in legal docs, demanding he continue supporting the 7-year-old South African girl they raised -- even if she's not legally their child.

In Malaak's divorce docs, which TMZ obtained, she listed the 2 daughters she and Chris had together, Zahra and Lola, but also lumps in Ntombi as a dependent. Malaak says she's been raised "as a member of the family and has been solely supported by [Chris and Malaak]."

What's interesting is when Chris filed his divorce petition, he only mentioned Zahra and Lola ... implying he has zero financial responsibility for Ntombi. But Malaak's point is clear -- Chris has always supported Ntombi as his daughter, so he needs to continue doing so.

The biological father of the 7-year-old girl who lived with Chris Rock and his estranged wife for 7 years tells TMZ the Rock family never adopted the little girl, but he refuses to say if any money changed hands.

Crispen Khanyile says his ex-girlfriend gave birth to Ntombi on February 23, 2008 ... this according to a private investigator's report commissioned by an interested party in the case. According to the report, both Crispen and the mother, Precious Ndebele, were unemployed at the time, living on the outskirts of Johannesburg.

The couple had 2 other kids and it appears the situation was increasingly desperate. When the private investigator interviewed Precious last year, she said she was living in a slum and selling secondhand clothes on the streets. The investigator said the conditions were "not conducive for human living."

Crispen would not discuss the arrangement with the adoptive parents, but simply said we should speak with Malaak, Chris' estranged wife.

It's interesting ... the P.I. says Crispen told him last year Ntombi was living with adoptive parents in the U.S., but when we spoke with Crispen on Wednesday, it was clear ... there was NO adoption.

As we reported, Ntombi has been living in the U.S. with the Rock family on a visitor visa, requiring her to return to South Africa once a year. Chris has not seen the girl since he split with Malaak and we're told he believes she did something shady to get Ntombi into the U.S.

Time for Sherri Shepherd to crack open that checkbook -- her last ditch effort to avoid paying child support to her ex was shot down in court.

Sherri had claimed her estranged husband Lamar Sally defrauded her by getting a surrogate to carry a baby for them. She thinks he did it only for the purpose of securing a fat child support check, once he knew they were divorcing.

Well, Lamar is going to get that check after all -- because an appeals court agreed with the lower court's decision that Sherri was fully on board with the surrogate plan and in fact, paid for most of the process.

Bottom line for Sherri, she'll continue with the terms of their settlement ... paying $4,100 per month until the infant hits 13 -- then it's $4,600.

We suggest auto-pay. Less fuss.

Michael Lohan and his kids might soon be homeless ... because his landlord wants them out.

Lohan's landlord says there might be a serious mold problem, but Lohan mysteriously won't allow workers to come in and abate the problem. The landlord says in legal docs Michael refused to let anyone in because he had $40,000 in cash and $300k in watches inside the house.

The landlord claims the mold problem was made worse because Michael hasn't replaced the air conditioning filters.

The docs say Michael's also a crappy landscaper, the lawn, shrubs and trees are all dead.

And to make matters worse, Michael won't pay his rent.

The senior Lohan claims he's not paying because the house is a health and safety trap, and not worth the $4,700 a month in rent. He says his family has suffered "severe health issues" because of the mold problem.

Tyga and Blac Chyna will have to be extra careful not to puff any smoke near their son ... or they could face the wrath of the family law judge ... but there could be an enormous loophole.

TMZ got a copy of the former couple's custody order for 3-year-old King ... the judge made it very clear ... no smoking around him. The docs refer to secondhand "cigarette smoke."

There's obviously an interesting omission .... WEED. It's unclear what would happen if either parent smoked marijuana around the kid. What's more, as far as we know, neither Tyga nor Blac Chyna smoke cigarettes.

Tyga was also ordered to pay BC's rent, car payments and nanny expenses. The 2 are also prohibited from talking smack about the other around King or on social media.

We're guessing Tyga will start to do a better job hiding his stash.