New mum KELIS has won a whopping $55,000 (£36,665)-a-week in spousal and child support from estranged husband NAS after a judge ruled in her favour in their ongoing divorce battle.
Rapper Nas only wanted to pay $5,000 (£3,330) a month in child support for their newborn son Knight, while his budget for spousal support was not released.
Kelis - who filed for divorce in April (09) - argued she needed $3,500 (£2,335) for a baby nurse and an additional $20,000 (£13,335) for strollers, cribs and other baby supplies.
But the Milkshake singer, who gave birth in New York on Tuesday (21Jul09), will now have cash to spare after a U.S. judge ordered Nas to hand over the more substantial sum during a hearing on Thursday (23Jul09).
He will also have to cover additional costs of prenatal expenses and medical insurance and pay $35,000 (£23,330) in legal fees to Kelis' lawyer Laura Wasser, reports TMZ.com.
The former hip-hop supercouple was originally due in court on Tuesday, but they were excused from the hearing after Kelis went into labour.
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