Elijah Dukes is BROKE....

[doublejs07]

this dude is pathetic....

[h1]Debt Likely to Climb For Nationals' Dukes[/h1]


By Chico Harlan
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, January 17, 2009; Page E04
The attorney representing Elijah Dukes said yesterday that the Washington Nationals' outfielder, currently facing a $40,643.18 debt and a one-week deadline to pay it, will be able to come up with the money and avoid jail time. But even that resolution amounts to little more than a quick fix for an ingrained problem, several people close to Dukes said this week.

To erase the debt he owes to his estranged wife -- Dukes has neglected to make his monthly $6,527 child-support and alimony payment since October after missing payments last offseason as well -- Dukes will have to find money he does not have, sources said. He has no assets -- he owns no house, no car -- and in 2008 spent more than his $394,000 salary should have allowed, sources said.

"I think his agents and lawyers and financial advisers will get him a loan," one source said. "His problem is, he owes lawyers, he pays attorneys. He doesn't make enough money to pay his debt. He's basically making nothing each month."

Said Grady Irvin, Dukes's attorney, "There are enough people who are supportive of Elijah who will help him come up with this money."

The Nationals, who acquired Dukes in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays in December 2007, issued a public statement of support on Wednesday, when Dukes appeared in a Hillsborough County (Fla.) courtroom for the latest flashpoint in a prolonged divorce case. There, Dukes learned he had until Friday to pay NiShea Dukes, mother of three of his children. Otherwise, he would head to jail for 90 days.

For Dukes, though, another upcoming swell of litigation likely will add to his debts, sources said, and at least briefly interrupt his preparation for Washington's 2009 season. On Feb. 24, Dukes again will have to be present in court when several legal yarns are untangled. Lawyers representing NiShea Dukes want to increase the monthly child-support payment to account for the couple's third child, born after the divorce case began. Those lawyers also will argue that Elijah Dukes should pay the legal fees for his estranged wife, a sum that will exceed $30,000.

Since October 2008, Dukes has neglected to pay child support and alimony to his estranged wife.

"He will have to pay the attorney fees because of the discrepancy in income," said Rick Escobar, one of the attorneys representing NiShea Dukes. "If this keeps going, those fees could be hundreds of thousands of dollars. You've got to realize lawyers are $350 or $450 an hour. But that's why these divorces are expensive."

Dukes must appear again in court on March 18 for paternity cases involving two other women.

Even privately, Nationals officials describe Dukes's tenure with the team as a success. Dukes's first season in Washington involved several injuries, a few moments where he showed a temper and plenty of moments where he showed his talent. Monitored by a full-time employee, an ex-cop named James Williams, Dukes always had a confidant nearby. Nationals officials point out that even his current legal issues are just new twists in cases that started long before he joined the team.

The latest problems for Dukes began in October, when he stopped receiving a regular paycheck. Baseball players are paid between April and September, and during those months, the child support and alimony were always paid. The Nationals, operating under an income deduction order, automatically took $6,527 every month from Dukes's salary and issued it to the proper authorities in Florida, who disseminated it NiShea Dukes.

"But the last payment I got from him," NiShea Dukes said, "was September 30."

Because the Nationals won't pay him again until April, Dukes has been unable to rely on the automatic income deductions during the offseason. He has gone the winter without an income but is expected to make around $400,000 this season. With the goal of recovering from several late-season leg injuries, Dukes did not play winter ball. At one point, he gave NiShea Dukes a check for $200. But otherwise, according to a recent court order, Dukes "willfully refused to abide" by his obligation to pay child support and alimony.

"The bottom line of this whole thing -- the children's needs are not an on- and offseason obligation," said Carlos Ramirez, another lawyer representing NiShea Dukes. "It's a year-round obligation the father has to maintain."


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[kiddin like jason]

He has no assets -- he owns no house, no car
Uh...

and in 2008 spent more than his $394,000 salary should have allowed
On what?

 

[yungmatt]

Wow this guy it an idiot

 

[shannonscrooks]

If I'm the Nats I guess would be happy, should be a huge year from Dukes.

 

[haiti5]

2008 spent more than his $394,000 salary should have allowed
how the hell is that possible?..trickin off i assume

 

[jpzx]

Where's JRAIN at?

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by ShannonsCrooks

If I'm the Nats I guess would be happy, should be a huge year from Dukes.

He'll probably be sleeping in the clubhouse. Even with 6k+ of his salary per month going to child support, he should have had PLENTY leftover...for him to have no money is inexcusable. How one lives beyond their means in making 400k+ per year, is beyond me.

 

[acidicality]

SMH at J-Rain

 

[rko2004]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by ShannonsCrooks

If I'm the Nats I guess would be happy, should be a huge year from Dukes.

He'll probably be sleeping in the clubhouse. Even with 6k+ of his salary per month going to child support, he should have had PLENTY left over...for him to have no money is inexcusable. How one lives beyond their means in making 400k+ per year, is beyond me.

I know right. But if people do it with making 30K it should be super easy with 400K. Wait I just remember dude doesn't have a car. Does hehave a gambling problem or something?

 

[yungmatt]

Originally Posted by RKO2004

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by ShannonsCrooks

If I'm the Nats I guess would be happy, should be a huge year from Dukes.

He'll probably be sleeping in the clubhouse. Even with 6k+ of his salary per month going to child support, he should have had PLENTY left over...for him to have no money is inexcusable. How one lives beyond their means in making 400k+ per year, is beyond me.

I know right. But if people do it with making 30K it should be super easy with 400K. Wait I just remember dude doesn't have a car. Does he have a gambling problem or something?

From what I read, thats the only thing that would make sense

 

[ag 47]

Originally Posted by yungmatt

Originally Posted by RKO2004

DoubleJs07 wrote:

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ShannonsCrooks wrote:

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If I'm the Nats I guess would be happy, should be a huge year from Dukes.

He'll probably be sleeping in the clubhouse. Even with 6k+ of his salary per month going to child support, he should have had PLENTY left
over...for him to have no money is inexcusable. How one lives beyond their means in making 400k+ per year, is beyond me.

I know right. But if people do it with making 30K it should be super easy with 400K. Wait I just remember dude doesn't have a car. Does he
have a gambling problem or something?




From what I read, thats the only thing that would make sense




I'm saying...sounds like dude is just flushing his money down the toilet...literally.

 

[frankie valentino]

Because he spends money like a BEAST

 

[yungmatt]

Originally Posted by AG 47

Originally Posted by yungmatt

Originally Posted by RKO2004

DoubleJs07 wrote:

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ShannonsCrooks wrote:

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If I'm the Nats I guess would be happy, should be a huge year from Dukes.

He'll probably be sleeping in the clubhouse. Even with 6k+ of his salary per month going to child support, he should have had PLENTY left
over...for him to have no money is inexcusable. How one lives beyond their means in making 400k+ per year, is beyond me.

I know right. But if people do it with making 30K it should be super easy with 400K. Wait I just remember dude doesn't have a car. Does he
have a gambling problem or something?

From what I read, thats the only thing that would make sense




I'm saying...sounds like dude is just flushing his money down the toilet...literally.

That comes with being a gambling addict .... Remember, Barkley OWED Vegas a $10 Mil gambling debt a few months back.

That +$@# is a serious addiction.

 

[the somali nter]

Doin it, he thought he was.

 

[carlos tevez]

Doesn't almost half of his salary go to taxes?

Either way, he's an idiot

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez

Doesn't almost half of his salary go to taxes?

Either way, he's an idiot

even if 1/2 of his salary goes to taxes and he is keeping up with his child support payments, he is still grosing over 100k+ per year.

 

[ddot7]

He's just gotta keep his head above water for a couple more years, when the best young OFer in MLB (other than Milledge) becomes the highest paid playerEVER. He'll be mashing balls this year like they were his ex-wife's face.

 

[briannnnn]

Originally Posted by Frankie Valentino

Because he spends money like a BEAST

Yo, JRAIN, send your homie a bailout package!

 

[hugebird]

 

[shannonscrooks]

Cell phone bill must be high as hell considering picture messages cost alot of $$$.

DoubleJs, he'll probably be bunking with Andray Blatche at the Verizon Center.

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by hugebird

you dead, dawg.

 

[mateen cleaves]

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by ShannonsCrooks

Cell phone bill must be high as hell considering picture messages cost alot of $$$.

DoubleJs, he'll probably be bunking with Andray Blatche at the Verizon Center.

at least we knew Blatche's money was going to prostitutes....

on the cell phone tip, Dukes is probably on that pre-paid boost mobile joint.

 

[worldbeefreeg]

He can split J-Rain's twin sized bed.

 

[mez 0ne]

If J-Rain weren't so greedy and loved Elijah as much as he says he does, he should at least ask the court to reduce the child support payments.