Anthony Edwards has come out on top in a legal fight with Ayesha Howard, as California officials dismissed her case and Georgia courts cut the child support payments tied to their daughter, Aubri.
Howard had argued that Edwards was hiding assets to avoid paying more support. She filed in both California and Georgia, seeking increased payments for Aubri, who has been at the center of the dispute since 2024. But the California case fell apart after Howard did not appear for trial and failed to establish why she was entitled to more money.
“Court papers obtained by the Daily Mail show Howard’s suit has been thrown out after she failed to provide any evidence of residency on the West Coast and did not show up for trial on the matter,” reported the Daily Mail. “As a result, LA Superior Court justice Anne Kiley has issued a ruling dubbing her ‘a vexatious litigant’ and banning her from filing further claims in the City of Angels. The court also found there is no evidence that Howard has spent enough time in Los Angeles to call the city home and that the baby was not conceived there.”
The ruling in California means Howard can no longer file further claims there, leaving Georgia as the controlling jurisdiction. But that route hasn’t helped her either. Fulton County justice Alice Benton issued a final ruling earlier this month reducing Edwards’ monthly payment from $5,000 to $3,220, which the Daily Mail said is the maximum required in Georgia.
“Howard was also threatened with contempt of court charges if she ignores the ruling and continues to make vexatious claims in LA,” the Daily Mail added. “On top of that, Fulton County justice Alice Benton handed down a final ruling earlier this month that slashed the $5,000-a-month payout Edwards had been forking over to just $3,220 - the maximum required in Georgia - and said Howard had done nothing to prove that more was needed.”
Edwards has already paid $110K in child support over two years, and that figure does not include support for his other three children. He has four children with four different baby mamas, a situation that has drawn criticism from some fans, who have also questioned his role as a father.
Still, Edwards is paying what he owes financially. With a net worth of over $40 million, he has the means to support his family, but he is not willing to be pushed around. In this case, that approach has worked in his favor, turning the dispute into a clear win for the Timberwolves star.
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