In an Arkansas court, Hunter Biden's legal team has pushed back against claims that he violated a child support agreement by cutting off contact with his seven-year-old daughter, Navy Joan. Lunden Roberts, the child's mother, accuses Biden of failing to provide promised artwork and excluding Navy from family events. The dispute highlights ongoing tensions from their 2023 settlement.
The legal friction between Hunter Biden and Lunden Roberts has intensified in an Arkansas court over the care of their daughter, Navy Joan, born in 2018. Their relationship began in 2017, but Biden initially denied paternity and claimed no memory of Roberts. A 2019 DNA test confirmed his fatherhood, yet he omitted Navy from his 2021 memoir and blocked her from using the Biden surname.
Roberts recently sought to reopen the child support case, describing Biden as “classless” for ending all contact with Navy in 2024. This followed a short phase of scheduled calls aimed at building a relationship. Biden's lawyers countered that the court order lacks requirements for communication or visits, so his silence does not amount to contempt.
A key element of their 2023 settlement involved Biden providing Navy with 30 of his original paintings or their sale proceeds, which were once valued at up to $500,000 each. Roberts alleges he has not delivered the artwork, while his defense notes the absence of a deadline, insisting no breach has occurred. The value of Biden's art has reportedly dropped sharply since his father, Joe Biden, left the White House.
Roberts points to disparities in Navy's life compared to Biden's other children, including exclusion from a 2025 Thanksgiving gathering in Nantucket. She argues that while courts cannot compel emotional involvement, they should ensure equal financial support for the child as her half-siblings receive.
