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A California judge handed NBA star Anthony Edwards a major victory in his child support case against one of his baby mamas.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Edwards convinced the judge that Ayesha Howard‘s paternity lawsuit should be heard in a Georgia court.
In a declaration, Anthony told the judge he did not want custody or visitation rights for his daughter with Ayesha.
“[Ayesha] and I have one minor child together, Aubri Summer Howard. Paternity was recently established through DNA testing. I am not seeking child custody or visitation of Aubri. Therefore, the only issues to be resolved are financial in nature.”
In her own declaration, Ayesha said, “Upon informing Anthony of the pregnancy, he blocked me on all communication platforms and made it clear, through text messages, that he did not want to be involved in the life of our child. His exact words were that our daughter would be a ‘fatherless child.’”
Ayesha added, “From that point on, Anthony never reached out to me to inquire about my well-being, the well-being of our child, or any of the needs I had during my pregnancy. I did not receive any support—emotional, financial or otherwise — throughout the entire duration of my pregnancy.”
According to In Touch, the judge granted a motion to move the case from California to Georgia.
Georgia judges are notorious for siding with fathers. The average child support payment in Georgia is $2,000 a month – regardless of the father’s net worth.
Anthony had accused Ayesha of filing her paternity suit in Los Angeles to get more money out of him.
As reported earlier, Anthony rushed to Georgia to file his own paternity case even before the baby was born.
He alleged Ayesha lived in Georgia, and he found an LLC for a business she owned that is registered in Georgia despite her claims in court that she moved to California.
A state where a business is located and registered has jurisdiction over the business owner.
Ayesha claimed she moved to California before giving birth to Aubri in Santa Monica in October. But Anthony argued that Ayesha filed her case in California in an attempt to score higher child support from him.
Ayesha’s attorney presented text messages that show Anthony asking Ayesha to have an abortion.
The Timberwolves guard made it very clear to Ayesha that he didn’t want any more kids.
“Get a abortion lol,” he wrote. But Ayesha responded she would not get an abortion.
The NBA star is the proud father of 4 children, including a daughter with his current girlfriend, Shannon (pictured together at the Paris Olympics).
