Jimmy Butler's off-court drama goes beyond swirling trade rumors.
According to court documents seen by the newspaper, the Heat star and his ex-girlfriend, Kaitlyn Nowak, are in a dispute over their three children, Riley, 5, Breyan, 2, and Kian, 1. They say they are in the middle of a fight.
Butler, 35, who is currently on a trade blockade in Miami, filed a court petition in November 2023 seeking relief from a previous custody agreement. At that time, joint custody was established, with Butler agreeing to pay Nowak $10,000 a month on a “temporary” basis. According to the case of nannies daily mail.
In the newly filed complaint, Butler said that the circumstances of the time-sharing arrangement have changed, and that a nanny is no longer needed, especially since Riley will be starting school later this year and Brayan is enrolled in a preschool or daycare center. It states that there is no.
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Butler said he pays Nowak $55,000 a month in child support, but that she is “unemployed and refuses to get a job.”
The documents say there was a prior settlement, but Nowak claims Butler is paying for a nanny “in addition to significant child support.”
“If the mother is receiving child support (which exceeds even the maximum amount these children may need) but claims that she cannot afford a nanny, the father may “seek the appointment of a guardian to oversee expenditures,'' the motion states.
Butler signed a four-year contract extension and is set to make $49 million this year, which will be worth $184 million in 2021.
The 2023 agreement is confidential and sealed.
“Child support is for the benefit of the children, and the children alone. There is no justification for additional costs here,” Butler's lawyer Brian Calf said in a statement to the Daily Mail.
Karpf added that Butler is a “good father” who “remains committed to the care and well-being of his children.”
Nowak's attorney, Paul Reinoff, said his client would respond to Butler's allegations in his own court filing.
Butler and Nowak reportedly started dating in 2019, but never made their relationship public.
Legal documents state that the couple was never married.
“A mother has no right to live as if she were married to a National Basketball Association (NBA) player,” it read.
Although Butler keeps his private life private, he has not yet spoken publicly about the situation.
Their children appeared in the 2024 Netflix documentary “Starting 5.” The series follows Butler, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Domantas Sabonis and Jayson Tatum throughout the 2023-24 NBA season.
The six-time NBA All-Star made it clear on the court that he wanted to leave Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline.
Butler is currently serving a seven-game suspension from the Heat for conduct detrimental to the team.
In a video posted to his Instagram Story on Thursday, Butler appeared to attack Heat president Pat Riley at Big Face Coffee in Miami's Design District.
“He’s our best guy here.” Butler said He patted the Big Face Coffee employee on the back. “See? I complimented you – that's what bosses do. We build you up, but we don't tear you down.”
Butler then smiled and gave a thumbs up to the camera.
