Charlie Sheen Settles $15 Million Child Support Claim for $500K

For nearly fifteen years, an unresolved child support dispute followed Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller long after their marriage ended, and this month it closed with a number far smaller than either side spent years arguing over. Mueller had asked a court for $15.3 million. The suit settled for $500,000.

The dispute dates back to a 2010 order requiring Sheen to pay Mueller $55,000 a month in child support. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Mueller claimed Sheen made full payments through 2010 but began sending partial payments, or none at all, starting in July 2011. In December 2025, she filed a petition seeking $8,967,600 in back support plus $6,418,643 in accrued interest.

Sheen’s camp pushed back hard at the time. A representative said that Mueller “has been in and out of rehab for the past 15 years, while Charlie has had 100% custody of the kids, which is why she is not entitled to any child support.”

The new agreement, obtained by PEOPLE, splits the $500,000 into two payments. The first $250,000 was due Friday, July 10. The second $250,000 is due by September 1. Together, the payments settle child support and interest covering the period from March 2011 through July 2026.

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The settlement also changes how the exes will handle costs going forward. Starting July 1, 2026, each parent becomes financially responsible for their twin sons, 17-year-old Max and Bob, during the time the boys are in that parent’s custody. Sheen and Mueller will continue sharing joint legal custody, but the arrangement stays tied to Mueller’s sobriety. Court filings state that if she tests positive for drugs or alcohol, Sheen gains sole custody “until further court order or written agreement of the parties,” a condition that reportedly can take effect on short notice.

Sheen has said publicly that he has been sober since December 2017. Mueller has spoken openly about ongoing struggles with addiction, including a relapse in 2023.

The twins’ primary residence remains with Sheen, though the agreement preserves what the filing calls Mueller’s “reasonable and flexible periods of custody and visitation,” with both parents committed to frequent contact with their sons. After years of litigation that outlasted the marriage itself by more than a decade, the case is now formally closed.

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