'This isn't a game for my family and definitely not for Zaya. This is her life!'
Funches-Wade petition to the court states that she believes Dwyane is pressuring their kid to be trans — and that living in the public eye has affected her feelings and identity. She also wants to her daughter to wait until she’s an adult to decide to change her name and status legally.
“I have concerns that [Wade] may be pressuring our child to move forward with the name and gender change in order to capitalize on the financial opportunities that he has received from companies," Siohvaughn continued, “and will receive based upon [Wade's] statements to me, on the basis of our child's name and/or gender change.
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