DALLAS (AP) — A judge has ordered Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to give up parentage as part of a legal dispute with a 27-year-old woman who claims the billionaire is her biological father. The court upheld the decision to require an expert opinion.
A Texas judge on Wednesday rejected Jones’ appeal of a 2022 ruling in a paternity lawsuit filed by Alexandra Davis. Davis previously claimed in a separate lawsuit that the relationship stemmed from Jones’ relationship with her mother in the mid-1990s.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is seen before a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 8, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. (Shearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Jones’ lawyers are challenging the constitutionality of a Texas law requiring genetic testing on Jones.
davis the lawsuit was dropped A month later, she said she would try to prove Jones was the father instead. She immediately filed a paternity suit.
Jones, 81, and his wife Jean married in 1963. They have three children, all of whom serve in front office roles for the Cowboys. Jerry Jones is the team’s president and general manager.
Dallas Cowboys owner and president Jerry Jones speaks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup host city announcement at the AT&T Discovery District on June 16, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)
Davis’ original lawsuit alleged that Jones “pursued” Cynthia Davis, who was also married at the time, and whom he met while working for American Airlines in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The settlement states that Jones will pay $375,000 to Cynthia Davis, and that Alexandra Davis will receive “extra monthly and annual funds” from the trust until she reaches the age of 21, as well as 24-year-old, 26-year-old, and 28-year-old Alexandra Davis. It is said that he was required to receive a lump sum when he reached the age of 10.
According to court documents, Jones’ lawyers say Alexandra Davis received “millions of dollars” from Jones during his lifetime.
