2.27.09 --/ A judge has decided to raise rapper T.I.'s current child support payments to his ex-girlfriend and mother of his two children.

The decision was made on Wednesday (February 25) afternoon.

A Superior Court judge boosted T.I.'s payment from just over $3,000 to $5,000 a month to LaShon Dixon.  The judge ordered joint custody of the boys to continue, with Dixon granted primary physical custody along with visitation every other weekend. However, he is no longer required to make payments toward private school. The judge, Bensonetta Tipton Lane, also ordered the performer to pay half of the children's extracurricular activities and all their medical expenses.  Dixon's attorney, Randy Kessler, says the woman is "very grateful" for the judge's decision and called it "a complete victory." (WRCBT News)

The 28-year-old rapper initially voluntarily paid $2,000 per month to support his two sons, ages 7 and 9.  Last fall that amount was increased to a little over $3,000. 

Last month, T.I. appeared in an Atlanta courtroom to pay $8,000 in overdue attorney fees for the mother of his two sons. The rapper told a judge the debt was an oversight.