Long before the court battle sparked by the unfortunate pool accident involving their 5-year-old son [click here if you missed that], Usher Raymond planned to take ex-wife Tameka to court to lower his child support payments…

From TMZ

Usher filed legal docs earlier this month asking a judge to lower his child support payment to Tameka. As it stood, Usher was shelling out $8,000 / month for the couple’s 2 sons … which he claims is BS.

Here’s why … Usher says that child support amount is from an old agreement and hasn’t been changed since he was granted PRIMARY custody last year. He says he’s been overpaying the last 7 months and wants a judge to remedy the situation.

Usher requested a hearing on the matter — but so far, no date has been set.