Father of Venus, Serena Williams seeks divorce from second wife

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Among other things, the 75-year-old former tennis coach says Lakeisha Williams, 38, is stealing his Social Security check, drinking herself into oblivion and forging his signature on official papers. Richard Williams, 75, is seeking a divorce from his second wife, Lakeisha Graham, 38.

"When the issues come before the court, they'll be proven to be patently false".

There are also allegations of alcoholism and gun theft against her.

They have a 5-year-old son together, and Richard thinks Lakeisha's lifestyle endangers the child. Besides, Richard's filing shows, Lakeisha allegedly has a "new person" in her life who is believed to have a criminal record, making it unsafe for the child.

Richard and Lakeisha have been permanent fixtures courtside at big tournaments.

Lawyers for Richard Williams did not immediately return calls Wednesday. Lakeisha Williams was a Broward County grocery store owner.

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Now, she's living with an "unsavory character" in an environment that's not conducive to raising a child.

Richard says this wife abandoned the marital home in August 2016 and left Dylan in his care. Richard was suspected of potential domestic violence committed against ex-wife Oracene Price in 1999, but he was never charged. He also shays she forged his name on a $152,000 mortgage on his pre-marriage home.

He claimed she cleaned out both their joint bank account and a separate account that was just his.

Serena Williams (R) with her father Richard Williams and sister Venus Williams in 2012.

Williams was married to Serena and Venus' mother, Oracene Price, until 2002.

In 2011, Venus and Serena refused to cooperate with the maker of a documentary about their lives when they realized it portrayed Richard as a controlling presence who had a number of extramarital affairs.

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