A Florida man whose wife tried to have him killed is now involved in a paternity dispute with a woman he was in a relationship with eleven years ago.

Karen Tanne filed a paternity suit claiming Michael Dippolito is the father of her child. Her suit also claims that Dippolito acknowledged that the child was his when the baby was first born, but then disappeared before he and Tanne even had a chance to name their son. And according to Tanne he has never paid child support.

Dippolito denies that he abandoned the child, but did admit to having a sexual relationship with Tanne around the time she got pregnant.

Tanne is now seeking support from Dippolito and has asked him to get a life insurance policy in her name as the sole beneficiary. For the past 11 years Tanne has been raising the child alone, and even though she has a good job working in online real estate marketing, it’s still a struggle for her sometimes.

In the suit, Tanne’s attorney, Eric Klein, argues that Dippolito has lived a very comfortable and luxurious lifestyle, but has neglected the needs of his child and refused to have a relationship with him. Financial documents disclosed that Dippolito makes around $87,000 a year from his marketing firm.

This is not the first time Tanne has tried to get Dippolito to pay child support. In the late 1990s she filed two paternity suits, but because the courts couldn’t find Dippolito at the time nothing came of them. Tanne was finally able to find Dippolito after the story broke of Dippolito’s now current wife, Dalia, attempt to have him killed.

This time Tanne’s request for a paternity test was successful.  The court ordered Dippolito to take a DNA test, which he did. The results confirmed he is indeed the father of Tanne’s child.

If you are involved in a paternity dispute and need help establishing paternity or disestablishing paternity, a Jacksonville paternity lawyer at Ellerin Hutchinson can provide you with knowledgeable and experienced legal counsel. To arrange a consultation with an attorney at the firm, please call (904) 866-4489 or click here to fill out an online case evaluation.