Tristan Thompson Reportedly Paying Maralee Nichols $9,500 A Month For Boy, 1, As They Settle Custody

Tristan Thompson, 31, settled his paternity case with Maralee Nichols after their boy Theo turned 1. The NBA star accepted pay Maralee $9,500 monthly in kid assistance, according toTMZ The outlet likewise reported that Tristan– who got Maralee pregnant while he remained in a dedicated relationship with Khloe Kardashian, 38– likewise covered a few of Maralee’s attorney costs. Maralee will supposedly have sole custody of Theo.

This paternity case has actually been playing out because Maralee brought to life Tristan’s boy on Dec. 3, 2021. A representative formerly informed Us Weekly that Tristan wasn’t paying kid assistance to Maralee, however in August a lawyer for the expert athlete firmly insisted that wasn’t real. Tristan “is paying, and has actually paid, kid assistance to Ms. Nichols retroactive to the date she provided the kid,” the lawyer stated to United States Weekly

The news of Maralee’s pregnancy broke last winter season thanks to court docs that exposed Maralee delivered. Tristan waited a month up until he confessed that the kid was certainly his after taking a paternity test. At the time, the expert athlete required to Instagram Stories to reveal the news. “I take complete obligation for my actions. Now that paternity has actually been developed, I anticipate agreeably raising our boy. I genuinely say sorry to everybody I have actually harmed or dissatisfied throughout this experience both openly and independently,” he composed. Tristan likewise asked forgiveness to Khloe in his message, composing, “Khloé, you do not deserve this. You do not be worthy of the distress and embarrassment I have actually triggered you. You do not be worthy of the method I have actually treated you throughout the years.”

Theo is Tristan’s 3rd kid. He shares 6-year-old boy Prince with ex Jordan Craig and 4-year-old child Real with Khloe. In July 2022, Tristan and Khloe invited their 2nd kid together, a kid, by means of surrogate. Their infant young boy was developed prior to news of Tristan’s paternity scandal broke. “We can validate Real will have a brother or sister who was developed in November,” Khloe’s associate informed HollywoodLife in a declaration. “Khloe is exceptionally grateful to the amazing surrogate for such a lovely true blessing. We want to request compassion and personal privacy so that Khloe can concentrate on her household.”

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