Jermaine Jackson has filed papers to the Los Angeles County Court claiming that he can't afford the child support payments he has been ordered to make to ex-wife Alejandra Jackson.
The documents say that the former Jackson 5 star only made £6,700 in 2008 so is not able to hand over the £2k a month he's been ordered to provide.
They add that the only reason payments were set at £2k a month was because the figure was calculated based on his 2007 earnings, when he earned an unusually high amount - more than £300k - following his appearance on 'Celebrity Big Brother'.
Since then, claims Jackson, he's had a "significant change of circumstance", meaning he only makes £600 per month. As a result, he says, he's unable to provide for his improbably named offspring Jaafar and Jermajesty.