Tristan Thompson Reaches Paternity Settlement with Maralee Nichols, $9,500 a Month

Tristan Thompson has hammered out a paternity settlement for his second-youngest baby — the place he’ll shell out month-to-month … TMZ has realized.

Sources with direct information inform us … Tristan Thompson and Maralee Nichols have agreed to phrases for Theo, their 1-year-old son. We’re advised Tristan pays $9,500 a month in baby help and likewise coated a few of Nichols’ lawyer charges.

The $9,500 could seem low contemplating his NBA contracts have totaled $100M over the span of his profession — however he is not at present on a staff and subsequently not incomes earnings, and earnings is the operative think about figuring out baby help.

Our sources say Maralee can have sole custody, and whereas they have not found out an official visitation plan but, these talks will come within the close to future.

What’s extra — we’re advised Tristan will likely be listed as the daddy on Theo’s start certificates.

Our sources say the paternity settlement settlement will likely be filed right this moment in L.A. County Superior Court docket.

Maralee gave start to Theo in December of final yr — and issues bought ugly — Maralee sued Tristan for baby help, even claiming he supplied to pay her $75,000 to maintain quiet in regards to the child.

It was in January when he got here clear after a paternity take a look at, revealing he was Theo’s dad, and apologized to Khloe, saying, “You do not deserve the heartache and humiliation I’ve induced you. You do not deserve the way in which I’ve handled you over time. My actions have definitely not lined up with the way in which I view you.”

Whereas we did not realize it on the time, Khloe and Tristan have been anticipating a son through surrogate on the time of Tristan’s apology — that child was born in July.