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California Child Support Case Against Luka Dončić Dismissed

The Aug. 14 dismissal closes the Los Angeles proceeding without prejudice and shifts the substantive fight to active Slovenian courts.

Overview

  • A Los Angeles County judge granted dismissal without prejudice on Aug. 14 after Anamaria Goltes formally withdrew her March child‑support petition, ending the immediate California case.
  • Goltes filed the withdrawal on Aug. 3 and said she sought an amicable resolution in the best interests of the couple’s two daughters, but her first withdrawal filing was rejected for procedural defects before being corrected.
  • Dončić’s attorney, Laura Wasser, had argued in filings and at the hearing that California was an improper forum because the children live in Slovenia and the petition amounted to forum‑shopping.
  • Dismissal without prejudice does not decide child‑support, custody, or parenting‑time issues and preserves the option to refile in California if jurisdictional grounds later justify it.
  • The dispute is now active in Slovenia, where media reports say Goltes has made a reported $50 million demand; that figure is a claim in negotiations, not a court award, and could affect parenting time and settlement talks.