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Karen Sala said she and her four grown children had been "through hell and back" in her fight for millions in child and spousal support from the star of "The Matrix."
However, Lorne Wolfson, the Hollywood star's Toronto-based attorney, said he believes the case will be swiftly dismissed.
Sala, 46, of Barrie, Ont., filed legal documents in May seeking that Reeves be ordered to undergo a DNA test.
Both she and Wolfson made a brief appearance Monday in family court, where a case conference was set for Aug. 20.
Sala alleges she carried on a sexual relationship with Reeves before, during, and after her troubled marriage. She said she believes Reeves may have fathered one or more of her four children, now between the ages of 20 and 25.
"Mr. Reeves' position is that the claims are totally frivolous, that he never had an intimate relationship with Ms. Sala, that the children are not his children," Wolfson said outside court.
"This case should be dismissed at the earliest opportunity."
Court documents show Sala is seeking $3 million per month in spousal support, retroactive to November 2006, as well as $150,000 per month in child support, going back to June 1988, in addition to the DNA test.
Reeves' spokespeople have denied the star even knows her.
That denial has become a "form of embarrassment" for Sala, who on Monday maintained her version of events.
"The truth is a strange thing, and sometimes no one's prepared for it. And it will come out," she said outside court.
"You have to have faith."
Sala refused to say why she didn't file her suit against Reeves when her children were younger. But she did say she notified Reeves' legal team before her youngest child turned 18.
Sala also said she had no qualms about asking for financial compensation.
"I've been through hell and back. The kids have been hell and back," said Sala. "Why not? They deserve it."
Wolfson said Sala had yet to provide any evidence to back up her "totally frivolous" accusations.
In a recent court filing, Sala said she had a photo taken of Reeves at her home in 2006. Wolfson said he'd yet to see any evidence of the photo.
While the 44-year-old Reeves was born in Lebanon, he lived in Toronto in the 1980s before moving to Hollywood. In addition to "The Matrix" trilogy, he has also appeared in "Speed," "The Devil's Advocate," and "Constantine."
Sala has said she's known Reeves since she was nine and that she launched the suit to seek closure.
The Baker Family thought the Old Westminster Winery could be a Carroll County hidden gem located on the gravel-covered Old Westminster Road when it opened for wine tastings June 8.
But things have gone far better than the family ever could have imagined.
"Right out of the gate, we were just swamped on Saturdays," Old Westminster co-founder Drew Baker said.
The Old Westminster Winery, operated by siblings Drew Baker, Lisa Baker and Ashli Johnson, has seating for about 40 guests, but weekend wine tastings have regularly drawn anywhere from 100 to 200 people.
The winery started with wine tastings on Saturdays only, but the crowds led them to offer Friday and Sunday events. The first Friday wine tasting on July 26 brought in about 200 guests, according to Baker.
"At the end of the day, I didn't think that we'd be getting a few hundred people out here every single weekend," Baker said.
Carroll County has five wineries on its wine trail with Old Westminster being the newest. After Cygnus Wine Cellars opened its doors in 1996, the county has seen four wineries open in the last 10 years.
According to Kevin Atticks, executive director of the Maryland Wineries Association, the county can expect to see more wineries because of the success of current vineyards, support from local businesses and government, and the agricultural environment.
"Carroll's going to be a leader in our wine industry," he said.
Two new wineries in Carroll are already forming, with one expected to begin making wine as soon as next fall, Atticks said.
He added that this is a trend seen in certain areas of the state. When one vineyard is successful, more people jump into the market.
Joanne Weant, agricultural development specialist with the Carroll County Department of Economic Development, said the county is hoping more farmers open wineries or plant vineyards.
"It's a great attraction for the county and certainly our area lends itself to wine making and grape growing," Weant said.
Weant added that the economic development department has been in contact with a longtime grain farmer whose daughter began growing grapes about three years ago and they're in the process of deciding to start a winery or sell their grapes to other wineries.
Baker, who turns 26 on Sept. 2, is the oldest of the three siblings running the Old Westminster Winery and credits his parents for pitching the idea to him and his sisters. His parents also have financed starting the business.
He admits to being the biggest critic of the idea at first, but after doing some homework, Baker said he didn't realize how feasible winemaking was in Carroll County.
"The more we learned, the more suitable we realized that our farm really was for growing high quality," he said.
The family lives on 22 acres on Old Westminster Road with seven of those acres now occupied by the vineyard. The siblings wnt to make world-class wine and believe conditions in Carroll will allow them to do that.
Baker said some of the best grapes in the state are grown in Carroll because of the well drained soil and high elevation.
According to Bob Scott, who has been growing grapes just outside of Frizzleburg for 31 years, Carroll County soil conditions, its elevation above sea level, and hillsides providing good drainage for a vineyard make it a positive place for grape growing.
Scott owns a three-acre vineyard, selling his grapes to wineries in Southern Maryland and private winemakers.
While Carroll County has aspects conducive to grape growing, the disadvantages of being on the East Coast include a lot of wet weather, according to Scott.
"When you see corn growing like it is in Carroll County this year, that probably means it's not going to be a great grape year," he said.
But with the Maryland Legislature becoming more supportive of state wineries, Scott believes the future is bright.
"The future is quite promising, and I think it's great for the county," he said. "It's great for preserving farmland."
Old Westminster produces about 1,000 cases of wine, 12 bottles per case, a year. The winery has the capacity to do three times as much, but Baker said the family wanted to focus on the quality of its seven wine varieties, not the quantity.
"At the end of the day we're just quality first," he said.
The winery employs six people, Baker said, including himself and his sisters, but that does not include part-time weekend staff for wine tastings.
With the larger than expected crowds, Baker said he could see Old Westminster moving to appointment only wine tastings next year or the next step could be moving out and establishing a tasting room.
But at this time there are no plans to relocate.
"Ultimately, we're going to have to do that," Baker said of starting a tasting room.
For now, Baker said he and his sisters just need to keep doing what they're doing.
"It started off with skepticism, but its turned into a real passion," he said. "Now I can't see myself doing anything else."
Old Westminster Winery winemaker Lisa Baker pours another sample of her wine for new visitors who enjoy the sunny afternoon just yards from the vineyard where their wine came from.
The Old Westminster Winery label is joining the growing number of Carroll County wineries offering quality table wines from grapes grown locally.

Karen Sala said she and her four grown children had been "through hell and back" in her fight for millions in child and spousal support from the star of "The Matrix."

However, Lorne Wolfson, the Hollywood star's Toronto-based attorney, said he believes the case will be swiftly dismissed.

Sala, 46, of Barrie, Ont., filed legal documents in May seeking that Reeves be ordered to undergo a DNA test.

Both she and Wolfson made a brief appearance Monday in family court, where a case conference was set for Aug. 20.

Sala alleges she carried on a sexual relationship with Reeves before, during, and after her troubled marriage. She said she believes Reeves may have fathered one or more of her four children, now between the ages of 20 and 25.

"Mr. Reeves' position is that the claims are totally frivolous, that he never had an intimate relationship with Ms. Sala, that the children are not his children," Wolfson said outside court.

"This case should be dismissed at the earliest opportunity."

Court documents show Sala is seeking $3 million per month in spousal support, retroactive to November 2006, as well as $150,000 per month in child support, going back to June 1988, in addition to the DNA test.

Reeves' spokespeople have denied the star even knows her.

That denial has become a "form of embarrassment" for Sala, who on Monday maintained her version of events.

"The truth is a strange thing, and sometimes no one's prepared for it. And it will come out," she said outside court.

"You have to have faith."

Sala refused to say why she didn't file her suit against Reeves when her children were younger. But she did say she notified Reeves' legal team before her youngest child turned 18.

Sala also said she had no qualms about asking for financial compensation.

"I've been through hell and back. The kids have been hell and back," said Sala. "Why not? They deserve it."

Wolfson said Sala had yet to provide any evidence to back up her "totally frivolous" accusations.

In a recent court filing, Sala said she had a photo taken of Reeves at her home in 2006. Wolfson said he'd yet to see any evidence of the photo.

While the 44-year-old Reeves was born in Lebanon, he lived in Toronto in the 1980s before moving to Hollywood. In addition to "The Matrix" trilogy, he has also appeared in "Speed," "The Devil's Advocate," and "Constantine."

Sala has said she's known Reeves since she was nine and that she launched the suit to seek closure.

The Baker Family thought the Old Westminster Winery could be a Carroll County hidden gem located on the gravel-covered Old Westminster Road when it opened for wine tastings June 8.

But things have gone far better than the family ever could have imagined.

"Right out of the gate, we were just swamped on Saturdays," Old Westminster co-founder Drew Baker said.

The Old Westminster Winery, operated by siblings Drew Baker, Lisa Baker and Ashli Johnson, has seating for about 40 guests, but weekend wine tastings have regularly drawn anywhere from 100 to 200 people.

The winery started with wine tastings on Saturdays only, but the crowds led them to offer Friday and Sunday events. The first Friday wine tasting on July 26 brought in about 200 guests, according to Baker.

"At the end of the day, I didn't think that we'd be getting a few hundred people out here every single weekend," Baker said.

Carroll County has five wineries on its wine trail with Old Westminster being the newest. After Cygnus Wine Cellars opened its doors in 1996, the county has seen four wineries open in the last 10 years.

According to Kevin Atticks, executive director of the Maryland Wineries Association, the county can expect to see more wineries because of the success of current vineyards, support from local businesses and government, and the agricultural environment.

"Carroll's going to be a leader in our wine industry," he said.

Two new wineries in Carroll are already forming, with one expected to begin making wine as soon as next fall, Atticks said.

He added that this is a trend seen in certain areas of the state. When one vineyard is successful, more people jump into the market.

Joanne Weant, agricultural development specialist with the Carroll County Department of Economic Development, said the county is hoping more farmers open wineries or plant vineyards.

"It's a great attraction for the county and certainly our area lends itself to wine making and grape growing," Weant said.

Weant added that the economic development department has been in contact with a longtime grain farmer whose daughter began growing grapes about three years ago and they're in the process of deciding to start a winery or sell their grapes to other wineries.

Baker, who turns 26 on Sept. 2, is the oldest of the three siblings running the Old Westminster Winery and credits his parents for pitching the idea to him and his sisters. His parents also have financed starting the business.

He admits to being the biggest critic of the idea at first, but after doing some homework, Baker said he didn't realize how feasible winemaking was in Carroll County.

"The more we learned, the more suitable we realized that our farm really was for growing high quality," he said.

The family lives on 22 acres on Old Westminster Road with seven of those acres now occupied by the vineyard. The siblings wnt to make world-class wine and believe conditions in Carroll will allow them to do that.

Baker said some of the best grapes in the state are grown in Carroll because of the well drained soil and high elevation.

According to Bob Scott, who has been growing grapes just outside of Frizzleburg for 31 years, Carroll County soil conditions, its elevation above sea level, and hillsides providing good drainage for a vineyard make it a positive place for grape growing.

Scott owns a three-acre vineyard, selling his grapes to wineries in Southern Maryland and private winemakers.

While Carroll County has aspects conducive to grape growing, the disadvantages of being on the East Coast include a lot of wet weather, according to Scott.

"When you see corn growing like it is in Carroll County this year, that probably means it's not going to be a great grape year," he said.

But with the Maryland Legislature becoming more supportive of state wineries, Scott believes the future is bright.

"The future is quite promising, and I think it's great for the county," he said. "It's great for preserving farmland."

Old Westminster produces about 1,000 cases of wine, 12 bottles per case, a year. The winery has the capacity to do three times as much, but Baker said the family wanted to focus on the quality of its seven wine varieties, not the quantity.

"At the end of the day we're just quality first," he said.

The winery employs six people, Baker said, including himself and his sisters, but that does not include part-time weekend staff for wine tastings.

With the larger than expected crowds, Baker said he could see Old Westminster moving to appointment only wine tastings next year or the next step could be moving out and establishing a tasting room.

But at this time there are no plans to relocate.

"Ultimately, we're going to have to do that," Baker said of starting a tasting room.

For now, Baker said he and his sisters just need to keep doing what they're doing.

"It started off with skepticism, but its turned into a real passion," he said. "Now I can't see myself doing anything else."

Old Westminster Winery winemaker Lisa Baker pours another sample of her wine for new visitors who enjoy the sunny afternoon just yards from the vineyard where their wine came from.

The Old Westminster Winery label is joining the growing number of Carroll County wineries offering quality table wines from grapes grown locally.