LINDSAY LOHAN's estranged father has confessed he records the phone conversations he has with his kids - so his words cannot be used against him in court.
Michael Lohan is current embroiled in a bitter divorce and custody battle with his estranged wife Dina, and he fears his kids are being used as pawns in the fight.
Upon leaving a New York courthouse on Friday (27Jul07), where Lohan was ordered to pay Dina $500 (£250)-a-month in child support, he told reporters of his paranoia: "I record my conversations with my children to protect myself and to protect them.
"My children are told what to say on that phone when they talk to me." His comments come a day after his teenage daughter Ali told a gossip website that her father was not to be believed when claiming he was a loving, caring father. She insisted Michael was never around for his kids and blamed him for her famous sister's ongoing problems.