The Nicaraguan comedian José Ramón Quintanilla Cerda, Known on social networks as JR, he is currently facing a legal process related to the alimony of his eldest son, 15 years old, who he fathered with the journalist. Luisa Amanda Pérez Arana. Since 2010, JR has provided a monthly pension of 4,000 córdobas for the minor; However, Pérez Arana has requested a review and increase of this amount, arguing that it does not adequately reflect the current needs of the teenager or the comedian’s real income.
According to what circulates on social networks, Pérez Arana’s legal motion is motivated by the fact that when the initial alimony was established, the YouTuber argued that he did not have income that would allow him to pay more to cover his son’s needs, however, in the In recent years, this social media personality boasts of luxury vehicles, giving money to his friends and followers, and traveling to different countries, which shows that his financial capacity has increased considerably.
As part of the legal maneuvers, JR’s lawyer, Marlon Pastora, has presented objections to the process, questioning the jurisdiction of Judge Verónica Castro, of the Twelfth Family District Court of Managua, to hear the case, because Pérez Arana has lived in the United States for two years. However, Judge Castro has reaffirmed her jurisdiction, pointing out that the minor resides in Managua and that, according to the Nicaraguan Family Code, cases of this type must be processed in the child’s place of residence.
Furthermore, Pastora has challenged the validity of the general power of attorney granted by Pérez Arana to his legal representative, alleging possible irregularities in his signature from abroad. This obstacle was overcome when Pérez Arana appeared personally to sign the corresponding document.
The initial hearing, scheduled for November 5, was suspended at the request of JR’s defense, and a new date has not yet been set. Pérez Arana has asked the court to investigate JR’s real income. The judicial branch would have even sent letters to various companies with which the comedian has advertising contracts, as well as to state institutions to determine his assets and immigration movements.
If the plaintiff’s lawyer requests the lifting of the comedian’s bank secrecy and the court forces him to provide his history of banking transactions, the YouTuber will have a difficult time, since among his main daily activities are the generation of content on social media such as YouTube , Facebook and TikTok, and on all these platforms, this person has millions of video views daily, and the earnings on those activities are also counted in several thousand dollars.
What the plaintiff asks for
Once the judge determines the total amount of the comedian’s income, according to the law, she could impose payment of up to 17.5 percent for support of his eldest child.
Additionally, the youtuber’s ex-partner asked the court to send a letter to state institutions to know financial movements, amount of real estate, as well as an inventory of the businesses he owns, vehicle registration and migratory movements to consider the trips he frequently makes. .
He also asked to send a letter to the companies with which he has an advertising contract, among which he mentions Keros Pizza, Pinolero Box, Todo Auto, Real Estelí FC, Dorado Bet.com, World Trase SA, Libid Honey, Mundo Slot, Café del Cafetal, La Sirena Pica Pica, Choco Melher, Taller El Guatuso, Lotte, Tumix, CRC Industrias SA, Mi Estrellita Grace, Choco Choco and Teatro El Gato. To confirm the veracity of JR’s contractual relationship with these companies, it is enough to carry out a search through the comedian’s social networks or the brands themselves.
In turn, journalist Pérez Arana is asking for a house so that her son can live with dignity and a monetary pension of 3,000 dollars per month.
Depending on the platform SocialBlade, that allows you to track the reach and impact of social networks, only in the channel YouTube of comedian JRwhich has about 4.2 million subscribers, this character receives estimated earnings of up to $12,800 per month, not counting the monetization of Facebook, or TikTok, which in recent months has become one of the largest sources of earnings for this type of content generators.
A journalistic investigation of the medium Office 505 December 2022, it was reported that by then, JR was one of the highest paid creators on YouTube, according to the ranking of the same platform Social Blade. At that time, says Despacho 505, monthly income exceeded 18 thousand dollars per month, which denotes a considerable reduction in recent years, but the cause could revolve around what we mentioned before, that these types of productions now move more. on platforms like TikTok, where the income could be higher.
