Keshia Knight Pulliam is one step closer to receiving much needed child support from her deadbeat ex-husband, Edgerton Hartwell. The former NFL player finally accepted his paternal responsibility for Keshia’s infant daughter Elia Grace who was born in late January.

Hartwell, 38, finally accepted responsibility after a DNA proved he is the father. But in new papers filed in the divorce battle, he asked a judge to assesses his finances to determine how much he should pay Keshia in child support.

The former Baltimore Raven sold his suburban Atlanta home and dumped other assets soon after the 37-year-old Cosby kid filed for divorce last year.

Keshia recently begged a judge for emergency funds to feed and clothe her baby girl.

Hartwell and Keshia tied the knot in January 2016 and split a few months later.