Custody Battle of Jovan Belcher’s Daughter Begins

Both sides of family fighting over $3 million baby

The baby left behind in the aftermath of the Jovan Belcher-Kassandra Perkins murder-suicide is now in the middle of custody battle. Zoey, the four-month old infant, is currently with Perkins’ family in Texas, but Belcher’s mother has filed a petition to have the child moved to her in Long Island, NY. Reports say that Belcher’s mother Cheryl Shepard, who made the 911 call, was awarded temporary custody in the days after the shooting. She allowed the baby to stay with Perkins family for a short visit, but she claims she hasn’t heard from them since. Baby Zoey was granted a $3 million “surviving child” benefit from the NFL. (Daily News)

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