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Luka Dončić Moves to Dismiss L.A. Child-Support Case, Hires Laura Wasser

A May hearing will test his bid to shift the dispute to Slovenia.

Overview

  • Luka Dončić retained celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser in March and filed to throw out Anamaria Goltes’s Los Angeles child-support petition, with a court hearing set for May.
  • His motion argues California lacks jurisdiction because neither parent nor their two daughters lives in the state and says he opened a family case in Slovenia in February.
  • The filing brands the Los Angeles case as forum shopping, a tactic of choosing a court seen as awarding higher support, and asks the judge to defer to Slovenia.
  • Goltes’s petition in Los Angeles seeks attorney’s fees and an unspecified amount of support, and the case remains pending until the court rules.
  • In a sworn declaration, Dončić says he pays the children’s expenses in Slovenia and offered to bring them to California during the NBA season, which he says Goltes declined.