Jermaine Jackson faces jail after over 'child support debts as ex-wife chases him over $12,000 backlog for their teen sons'

Jermaine Jackson may be sent to jail for not paying $12,000 in back child support payments to the mother of his two teenage sons.
The 58-year-old singer has been required to pay $3,000 a month to his ex-wife Alejandra Jackson in support of 17-year-old Jaafar and 13-year-old Jermajesty.
The Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department in April filed legal documents stating that the singer was a year behind in payments and owed $30,000.

Facing jail: Jermaine Jackson could be sent to the Los Angeles County jail for owing ex-wife Alejandra, shown together in 2002, more than $12,000 in back child support

The singer paid $33,000 in May in back child support but has only paid $85 of the remaining $12,000 he owes in back payments, according to an article in TMZ on
Tuesday.

The Child Support Services Department recently filed documents asking a judge to hold Jermaine in contempt for not paying his child support and that could put him in jail for 20 days. He also recently had his wages garnished by his ex-wife.
Jermaine earlier this month bought a $160,000 Ferrari the day before a Los Angeles jury decided that concert promoter AEG Live was not responsible for the 2009 death of his pop superstar brother Michael from acute propofol intoxication. The Jackson family had sued seeking a multi-billion dollar judgment.

Behind on child support: Jermaine, shown performing in May in Morocco, has paid only $85 of the more than $12,000 owed in child support

The Don't Take It Personal singer in 2011 was ordered to pay Alejandra $80,000 in missed child support payments.
Jermaine claimed back then that he wasn't making his payments because he didn't have any money.
The Jackson 5 singer in 2007 appeared on Celebrity Big Brother UK and in 2008 joined the Gone Country television show.

Father and sons: Jermaine, shown with his sons Jermasty and Jaafar in April in West Hollywood, California, could be sentenced to 20 days in jail if found in contempt

Alejandra and Jermaine were married in March 1995.
The two have three children together, including adopted son Donte who was born in 1992.
Alejandra used to be brother Randy Jackson's girlfriend and also has two children with him.

Performing brothers: Michael Jackson and Jermaine are shown performing together in 2001 in New York City