Tristan Thompson FINALLY Reaches Paternity Settlement With Maralee Nichols -- Here's How Much Child Support He Has To Pay!

16.12.2022 - 20:13 / perezhilton.com

It’s official! Tristan Thompson has to start forking over some cash to Maralee Nichols now that their paternity settlement has been finalized.

Sources with direct knowledge of the case told TMZ on Friday that Tristan and Maralee, who share 1-year-old son Theo, have come to an agreement on terms for the settlement. The NBA star will pay $9,500 a month in child support and has also covered some of his baby momma’s lawyer fees.

Now $10K a month definitely isn’t chump change, but considering Khloé Kardashian‘s ex has made a total of $100 million over the span of his basketball career, it starts to look like he got off VERY easily! But there’s a reason for this. According to the insiders, Tristan isn’t currently on a team meaning he’s not earning an income, which is the main factor in determining child support. Thus, he doesn’t have to pay quite as much as he may have otherwise. It’s unclear if the monthly sum would ever change if he begins to make a ton more.

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Per TMZ‘s insiders, the model will keep sole custody of the kiddo. Sometime in the near future, the pair will figure out a visitation plan for the athlete. Also, Tristan has officially been added to Theo’s birth certificate! So no more pretending he never fathered a child amid his romance with KoKo!

Back in August, Tristan’s lawyers told Us Weekly he was “paying, and has paid, child support to Ms. Nichols retroactive to the date she delivered the child.” But very few details were known about the arrangement until now. As Perezcious readers know, this settlement comes after a very tumultuous and lengthy legal battle. A year ago, Maralee came out of the woodwork suing the former Chicago