A Nevada judge has ordered Floyd Mayweather Jr. to pay nearly $1 million in retroactive child support and roughly $33,000 a month after a default paternity judgment in a case brought by a former dancer at his Las Vegas strip club. The ruling names Mayweather the legal father of a child born in December 2021 and gives the child's legal team broader tools to try to collect the award, all while Mayweather keeps himself in the spotlight with exhibition bouts and business ventures.
According to Cleveland.com, the child's mother, Paige Moorehead, filed to establish paternity in June 2023 and identified the child as Price Moorehead, born Dec. 1, 2021. Moorehead has said she worked at Mayweather's Girl Collection club in Las Vegas and alleged a long-term intimate relationship with the boxing star.
Court records obtained by TMZ show a March default judgment in which the judge wrote, "The court finds that Floyd Mayweather, Jr., is the father of Price Moorehead" and ordered $933,050 in retroactive support plus monthly payments of $32,850. The filings state that Mayweather has paid about $151,000 toward the total so far and that the judge authorized Moorehead's lawyers to seek liens of up to $2 million on certain California properties.
How Nevada Law Shapes Paternity Fights
Nevada's parentage statutes allow courts to order genetic testing and spell out what can happen if someone refuses. Under Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 126, a judge can presume that a refused test would have produced an unfavorable result for the party who declined it. Those provisions guided how the court handled the evidence and testing issues in this paternity case.
Collection Tools And What Comes Next
The court's authorization to pursue liens is a familiar enforcement tactic in high-value child support disputes. Moorehead's attorneys were allowed to place liens of up to $2 million on Mayweather-owned California properties to secure payment, according to the court papers. Whether Moorehead ultimately recovers the full award will hinge on what happens next: follow-up enforcement efforts such as motions to collect or garnishments, potential negotiations over a settlement, and any move by Mayweather to try to vacate or modify the judgment.
Timing And Mayweather's Public Schedule
The ruling lands as Mayweather continues to stay visible in boxing circles through promotions and exhibition appearances, a contrast that has not gone unnoticed. Cleveland.com notes that the decision arrives amid the fighter's busy calendar outside the ring.
Legal Implications For Both Sides
Default paternity judgments carry real legal weight, but they are not always the end of the story. A defendant can try to set aside a default under certain procedural rules or push back against particular enforcement steps. At the same time, Nevada law gives courts clear authority to treat a refusal to submit to ordered genetic testing as harmful to the refusing party's case under the parentage statutes. For now, the judgment leaves Mayweather responsible for a large retroactive lump sum along with substantial monthly support, while Moorehead's legal team works the enforcement options laid out in the court order and state law.
