Hunter Biden to appear in Arkansas court in paternity case now focused on finances

A several-years-old paternity case involving Hunter Biden that has been reopened resumes Monday with an Arkansas court hearing that President Joe Biden's son has been ordered to attend.

The suit began in 2019 as a basic paternity case, according to CNN. 

However, the case became part of the large issue about Hunter Biden's finances and his overseas business dealings. 

Lunden Roberts says Biden fathered her 4-year-old daughter. Biden has said he has "no recollection" of having an intimate encounter with Roberts, during the height of his struggle with alcohol and drug addiction.

A DNA test confirmed Biden was the biological father. Biden did not contested the results and agreed to make monthly child support payments as part of the 2020 settlement.

The case was opened in September when Biden asked the judge to reduce his child support payments, saying he has had a "substantial material change in (his) financial circumstances” since the 2020 settlement, alluding to a sizable drop in his income, CNN also reports.

Roberts, in response, reopened the "discovery" process and demanded records about Biden’s finances – including those on his art sales and records about his tax delinquency.

The 32-year-old Roberts is also seeking "information about money paid to or by James Biden – the defendant’s uncle and the president’s brother – and President Biden," according to court filings reviews by CNN.

Hunter Biden has worked with his uncle James Biden on foreign business ventures.