Dwyane Wade Points Response To Siohvaughn Funches’ Lawsuit About Zaya – Hollywood Life

Dywane Wade is clapping again at his ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches, after she filed a petition towards him on Nov. 2. Within the petition, Siohvaughn accused Dwyane of attempting to revenue off their daughter, Zaya Wade’s, identify and gender change, in line with the courtroom paperwork, obtained by PEOPLE. The now 15-year-old got here out as transgender in 2019 and began going by ‘Zaya’ and utilizing she/her pronouns. Siohvaughn claimed she was involved that Dwyane “could also be pressuring our little one to maneuver ahead with the identify and gender change with a purpose to capitalize on the monetary alternatives that he has acquired.” She requested the courtroom for Zaya to not be capable to change her identify and gender till she is eighteen years outdated or “the age of majority.”

On Nov. 3, Dwyane took to Instagram to challenge his response to Siohvaughn. “Whereas I’m on a life-changing journey to our motherland, Africa, I’ve acquired a social media submit about me forcing our 15 12 months outdated little one to be somebody she’s not and to do one thing towards her will,” Dwyane wrote. “These are critical and dangerous allegations which have harm our youngsters.” Dwyane accused Siohvaughn of attempting to “drag [his] identify by means of the mud” insisted that she has not “really spoken and LISTENED to Zaya over all these years” about her gender identification.

“I’ve given her the chance to achieve out to Zaya’s academics, docs and therapist over time and even meet her buddies, so she may get her personal understanding of our little one’s want for her LIFE!” Dwyane alleged. “She gained’t do it! She has not been to a faculty, recital, commencement, faculty dance, play date, follow, mother or father instructor convention and so on. and Zaya has given her each alternative to attempt to get to know her. She gained’t do it!” He additionally claimed that Siohvaughn hasn’t made “any sacrifice or effort to go away her own residence to take part in her youngsters’s lives in over a decade.”

He concluded his message by reiterating that he would by no means power Zaya to do something towards her will. “This isn’t a sport for my household and positively not for Zaya,” he stated. “That is her life! Siohvaughn has determined to just about be an absent mother or father to Zaya ALL ON HER OWN. As males, we get a nasty rep for not exhibiting up and being absentee fathers, however that’s not the case right here as a result of I’m ten toes down and I’m nonetheless going by means of the BS! I can’t sit on my fingers this time and permit her to make a mockery of my dedication to my household. The excessive street has run out of actual property.”

Dwyane and Siohvaughn had been highschool sweethearts, who married in 2002. They broke up in 2007 and he filed for divorce in 2010, successful full custody of their two youngsters in 2011. Dwyane additionally has a son with Aja Metoyer, in addition to a daughter with now-wife Gabrielle Union. He additionally raised his sister, Deanna’s, son, and was his authorized guardian when he was a minor.