Michael Lohan doesn’t like being characterized as a deadbeat dad. Although the father of Lindsay, Ali, Michael and Cody was in court last week because he’s behind in child support payments, Michael told us, “Court papers indicate [that] Dina claims it is $15,000 not $40,000.” Plus, he said, “Dina received a lot of cash from me as well as commissions on business deals I executed, which she fails to mention . . . we will straighten this out in the next few weeks and start the new year on a positive note. Regardless of what Dina says or what happened, I respect her and will always love her as the mother of my children and a special person. She is a breath of fresh air after what I have gone through over the past two years.”