CHICAGO – A Chicago businessman has agreed to provide limited financial support to an ex-girlfriend who gave birth to twins through artificial insemination and later sued him for child support.

Michael Wilford, 40, reached a settlement with Christin Harris, 45, of Glenview, after nearly two years of legal wrangling, Wilford’s attorney said.

“Everybody believes the terms of the settlement are in the best interest of the children,” said attorney Enrico Mirabelli. “That’s why we did it.”

Wilford will help pay for the 3-year-old girls’ “reasonable and necessary” living expenses, along with their anticipated college tuition and medical bills.

A Cook County judge sealed the terms of the deal.

Harris sued Wilford for child support, claiming the two were in a loving relationship and had talked about raising children.

But Wilford argued the two were simply dating and he was duped into signing papers establishing paternity.

Wilford, who met Harris on the dating Web site Match.com, said he was trying to help her fulfill a lifelong dream of having a baby when he donated semen for in vitro fertilization.

Information from: Chicago Sun-Times