Law Offices of Gayle R. Rosenblum, PLLC

05/25/2026

05/12/2026

🌟Testimonial Tuesday 🌟

“Hi Gayle Liz and Team- thank you for your support and guiding me through this challenging period: especially making sure my interests remained protected. I am beyond grateful for you all and appreciate your guidance.” AP

05/08/2026

Celebrating 50 years of Long Island against domestic violence, not for-profit organization! Great turn out with an incredible crowd!

05/05/2026

Happy Cinco De Mayo!

04/29/2026

Quote of the day …
“You can’t change the cards that you were dealt just the way you play the hand”

04/04/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/16QHofiKNt/?mibextid=wwXIfr

She demanded $50,000 a month. The court looked at the numbers. What happened next made legal history.

50 Cent was voluntarily paying Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of his son Marquise, around $40,000 a month in child support. There was no court order. He was doing it informally. When she demanded $50,000 a month and took legal action to get it, 50 Cent did something most people don't expect: he took himself to family court and asked a judge to set the official amount.

The court reviewed his income, her expenses, and the child's actual needs. The interim award was set at $25,000 per month. After further review, the judge reduced it again to $6,700 per month, roughly $80,000 per year. That's an 83% reduction from what he had been paying voluntarily. His son Marquise later said publicly that $6,700 a month wasn't enough, which sparked its own debate online.

The case became one of the most talked-about child support stories in entertainment history, and it's still cited today as a cautionary tale about what can happen when you push too hard in court.