Melinda Jannette aka Devon James was reportedly filed a petition to determine the paternity of her 9-year-old son at the Manatee County courthouse, alleging the world’s No. 1 golfer is the father, according to court documents posted by TMZ.com Thursday night.
The documents were not available late Thursday night on the clerk of court’s website, but the documents available at TMZ included the petition and a receipt for a $23.16 filing fee.
Jannette could not be reached for comment at her Sarasota home. Her husband Nick Jannette answered the door and called Jannette’s agent, Gina Rodriguez, with Tarzana, Calif.-based DD Management Group.
A Bradenton Herald reporter heard Rodriguez tell Nick Jannette that an interview would not be granted because the Herald wasn’t paying.
“I’m here to file a petition for a paternity test,” Jannette said in a TMZ video shot outside the courthouse. “The reason is because my mother is claiming that in 2002 she has a confirmed paternity test for someone who is not the father.”
Manatee County court documents show another petition to determine paternity with the same child was made Jan. 23, 2002, with 34-year-old Pele Lacruz Watkins.
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