Urlacher pays for dad days

Gets more time with son but mom says $2,000-a-month payments going up

Chicago Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher will get to see the young boy he fathered out of wedlock more often, but is getting hit with higher child support payments, the boy's mother said Monday.

The custody battle between Urlacher and Tyna Robertson, a 34-year-old real estate broker, is all but over -- except for one detail. Who's going to drive the boy to see Urlacher at his Lake Forest home?

Robertson said Urlacher wants her to make the drive from her home in the south suburbs a few times a week.

"I said, 'I don't work for Brian,' " Robertson said Monday, adding Urlacher had taken limousines before to see the child in the south suburbs where Robertson lives. "Let him keep on doing it," Robertson said.

Or, Robertson offered another suggestion.

"If it's too far, come and buy a house that's closer. Brian can afford it."

If they can't agree, a Will County judge will sort it out Oct. 18.

Urlacher's powerhouse divorce attorney, Donald Schiller of Schiller, DuCanto and Fleck, disputed Robertson's characterization of the tussle over transportation, saying Urlacher wants both parents to be responsible for the matter.

Schiller said Urlacher, 28, wants to keep the settlement confidential but noted it calls for a joint parenting agreement.

Despite the continued squabbling, Urlacher and Robertson have agreed in the settlement they are both good parents, said Robertson's attorney, Steve Lake.

Urlacher had been paying $2,000 a month in child support and was allowed two overnight visits a month.

Under the new terms, approved by the judge last Thursday, Urlacher will get to see his son three times a week and pay substantially more in child support, Robertson acknowledged. Robertson said Urlacher can see the boy whenever he wants.

Robertson wouldn't say how much more Urlacher is paying but denied reports she's getting millions of dollars.

Nor is she getting the typical standard of 20 percent of the father's monthly wage. Urlacher makes more than $300,000 a month under his 9-year, $56.7 million contract.

Recently, Urlacher's ex-wife moved out of his home, hurting his argument for custody that he would be providing a stable home for his 16-month-old son.

Robertson has her own controversial past, including filing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Irish dancer Michael Flatley, star of "Riverdance," claiming he sexually assaulted her. That lawsuit was dismissed, and Flatley has countersued Robertson, alleging extortion.

For now, Robertson wants to get on with her life, despite not being entirely happy with the settlement.

"I just thank God, it's over," she said.

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