After two years of an ugly custody battle with his wife Siohvaughn, NBA star Dwayne Wade came out victorious. It is easy to win custody of your kids if you are a multi millionaire.
On Friday, Wade’s sons, Zaire and Zion, arrived in Miami. They previously lived in Chicago with Wade’s ex-wife, Siohvaughn. Wade told the Associated Press that it was a “huge weight” off his back.
“My life changed in a huge way,” Wade said. “Mentally, I’ve been preparing for it for over a year now. To me, it’s bigger than that. For me, it shows a lot of people that you need to fight to be in your kids’ lives sometimes. You fight until you can’t fight any more. That’s all I was trying to be, a father in his kids’ lives.”
Wade and his ex-wife separated in August of 2007. After the divorce was finalized, he sought custody of the children. Siohvaughn Wade, will have “regular parenting time” on alternating weekends in Miami. The sons will be allowed to visit Chicago on certain holidays, including Mother’s Day.
“I’m not going to say, ‘OK, I won,’” Wade said. “I think them living here, being here, it’s a great opportunity for them and I’m looking forward to it for them, to grow up with me and us learning together, how to be father-son. So I’m excited.” The real question is who is going to raise his children now ? Wade plays a 82 game NBA season and is on the road almost 6 months out of the year and he will not be taking his kids with him. Seems like they would of been better off living with their mother.
