Dwayne Wade's ex-wife argued that Wade is using his status as a former basketball star to make a profit off of Zaya Wade’s brand partnerships.
Siohvaughn Funches-Wade, the ex-wife of NBA player Dwyane Wade, is asking a California court to prevent her former spouse from allowing their 15-year-old transgender daughter Zaya to legally change her name and gender.
“I contend that our child should be given the opportunity to decide for themselves at the age of majority if they want to move forward with changing their name and/or gender,” she said in the court documents. Wade’s ex-wife also said in the court docs that outside factors could influence Zaya Wade’s decision to change her name and gender.
Funches-Wade and Dwyane Wade were married from 2002 to 2010 and share 20-year-old son Zaire Wade as well. Dwyane Wade is also a father to 8-year-old son Xavier, with former partner Aja Metoyer, and 3-year-old daughter Kaavia , whom he shares with his current wife Gabrielle Union.Last month, Dwyane Wade appeared onand spoke about his daughter coming out as transgender at the age of 12 back in 2019.
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