Texas Attorney General Drops Israel Houghton Suit Over Secret Sons
Exclusive: Texas Attorney General Drops Israel Houghton Suit Over Secret Sons
Israel Houghton’s Ex-Mistress Said Texas’ Top Cop Closed The Case Because Of “Misleading Information”
Newlywed Israel Houghton can breathe a little easier over his legal situation with the two children he fathered while married to his first wife.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office has abandoned its case against the gospel singer over paternity for one son and child support determination for both boys, a four-year-old and a two-year-old, BOSSIP has learned.
Reps for the state’s highest law enforcement office appeared in Harris County Family Court in Texas Dec. 6 for a child support hearing, known as “Title IV-D,” where they asked a judge to list the case as “nonsuited,” which meant the state no longer wanted to pursue the case. A judge later signed off on stopping the case from moving forward and effectively terminated it, a rep from the Harris County Superior Court told us. Houghton did not appear.
And Houghton’s sons’ mother, DeVawn Moreno, told us that that the case was halted because the facts weren’t straight from the start, though she declined to elaborate.
“The suit was dropped because of misleading information,” Moreno told BOSSIP in an email. “Our children are well taken care of as it always has been.”
A spokeswoman for the AG’s office declined to comment about Houghton’s case.
In June, the Texas State Attorney General’s Child Support Division sued Houghton to determine how much he should pay for the upkeep of the two love children, and asked the court to figure out whether both back and current child support for the two tots, as well as medical expenses and health insurance, needed to be paid.
The state wanted Houghton come up with his tax returns, checking and savings accounts statements, 401K info, proof of health insurance coverage and income history so that the court could figure out how much he possibly owed.
Houghton’s lawyer previously told BOSSIP that the dad of six was already financially supporting his sons, and had never actually been served with the suit.
The state generally brings cases like these to the courts when one parent tries to go on public assistance, according to the attorney general’s office.
The kids were born while Houghton was still married to his now ex-wife, Meleasa, and have his last name. They live with their mother in a Houston suburb.
Houghton later admitted his marriage was over and Joel Osteen’s megachurch put him on indefinite leave.
Houghton has since moved on from both Meleasa and Moreno, marrying “The Real’s” Adrienne Bailon last month in Paris.
We’ve reached out to Houghton and his lawyer for comment.
