Over one year since his mother’s death, Tristan Thompson is finally granted legal guardianship of his 17-year-old younger brother, Amari.
Back in September of 2023, the NBA free agent was awarded temporary guardianship of the 17-year-old. Now, according to documents obtained by People Magazine, the Los Angeles County Superior Court granted the 32-year-old sole guardianship of his disabled younger brother.
According to the court documents, “The Court finds that it is not in the Minor best interest to be returned to his/her parents’ previous country of nationality” of Canada, where Amari was born. The court also found “reunification” between Amari and Trevor is “not viable due to neglect, abandonment under California law.”
Trevor Douglas Thompson is Amari and Tristian’s father. Thompson stated in his September filing that the elder Thompson has been absent from his younger brother’s life since 2014 and that he is Amari’s closest living family member.
Thompson’s brother has epilepsy and other medical issues that would “render him unable to take care of himself or seek gainful employment,” as stated in the previous filings.
Thompson also said in the filings that, “Appointing a guardian for Amari would be in his best interest because it would ensure that someone would be responsible for providing and fulfilling his basic needs. Further, Amari is set to receive a modest inheritance from his recently deceased mother and a guardian wouldn’t be able to manage and invest in Amari’s inheritance on his behalf.”
Thompson’s mother died suddenly of a reported heart attack in Toronto, Canada. Since his mother’s death, the teen has been living with his older brother in his Hidden Hills estate in California.
Thompson himself is a father of four, sharing his children with three different women. Thompson shares True and Tatum Thompson with Good American co-founder Khloe Kardashian. He shares his eldest son, Prince Oliver, with Jordan Craig, and he shares son Theo Thompson with Maralee Nichols.
Photo: Tristan Thompson Instagram; Khloe Kardashian Instagram