State Sen. Ford says he keeps two homes, two families
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January 23, 2005
MEMPHIS (AP) -- State Sen. John Ford testified in a juvenile court hearing that he keeps two homes and lives with two different women whose children he fathered.
Ford's testimony was part of his defense in a child support case.
The Memphis Democrat heads a Senate committee that guides the state's child welfare policies.
He also authored a law that keeps court-ordered support lower when a father is financially responsible for other children.
In a Juvenile Court hearing in 2004 that is set for a follow-up hearing on Tuesday, Ford said he lives some days with ex-wife Tamara Mitchell-Ford and the three children they had together.
On others, he stays with his long-time girlfriend, Connie Mathews, and their two children.
Ford said he pays nearly all bills for both families.
A third woman is trying to increase the court-ordered support of a 10-year-old girl Ford fathered.
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