Anthony Edwards has secured a favorable ruling in his child support dispute with Ayesha Howard. A Georgia judge ordered the Minnesota Timberwolves star to pay $3,222 per month for their 1-year-old daughter, Aubri. The order set the support amount in Georgia after completing proceedings in Georgia and California.
Court records cited by multiple outlets say Edwards had already paid $110,000 in support since January 2025. Here is how the dispute unfolded and what the Georgia order means.
A Georgia judge sets the monthly payment
A Georgia judge ordered Edwards to pay $3,222 per month in child support for Aubri. Georgia’s Basic Child Support Obligation Table lists $3,222 for 1 child when the parents’ combined adjusted gross monthly income reaches $40,000. This amount will go toward the care of his young daughter, Aubri, going forward.
Edwards’ reported income exceeds that threshold, while Howard’s monthly income was listed as $0 in the court documents cited by TMZ. Georgia law treats parents with more than $40,000 in combined adjusted monthly income as high-income parents and permits a court to consider an upward deviation. The reported order set Edwards’ payment at the table’s highest basic amount.
Edwards earns a substantial salary through his NBA contract with Minnesota. His income placed him at the very top of the state’s guideline chart. The final order simply reflects what Georgia law requires at that income level.
A two-state jurisdiction fight unfolds
The jurisdictional dispute began in the fall of 2024, around the time of Aubri’s birth. Howard filed a September 2024 petition in Los Angeles, while Edwards filed a separate paternity action in Georgia. The parties then disputed which state should determine child support.
Edwards argued that Howard lacked sufficient ties to California and was pursuing the case there to obtain a larger award. Howard maintained that she had relocated to California and later alleged that Edwards had concealed California-based financial assets. He argued she filed there simply hoping for a larger support award.
In March 2025, a California judge determined that child support would be established in Georgia. Howard appealed the decision and continued to challenge the jurisdictional result. The Georgia court ultimately entered the current monthly support order.
Edwards has already paid over $110,000
Edwards did not wait around for a final court order to act. According to court documents cited by multiple outlets, Edwards began making support payments in January 2025 with an initial payment of $20,000. He then paid $5,000 per month through the trial date.
After that initial payment, he continued sending monthly checks of $5,000. Those payments totaled $110,000 before the Georgia court entered its monthly support order. The order noted Edwards’ payment history and established an ongoing obligation of $3,222 per month.
Court records specifically noted this history of voluntary support payments. The judge did not need to order any back payments as a result. Edwards had effectively covered a large share of support well before the ruling.
Court sides with Edwards on venue
The dispute centered on whether Georgia or California should determine child support. Howard pursued the matter in California, while Edwards maintained that Georgia had jurisdiction. Edwards firmly believed Georgia was the correct legal venue instead.
Edwards’ attorneys accused Howard of prolonging the dispute by filing additional California motions and asked the court to limit further filings related to the California proceeding. They claimed she filed extra motions specifically meant to slow things down. They asked the judge to limit any further filings on her end.
The Georgia court accepted Edwards’ jurisdictional position and set child support in Georgia. The order established his current monthly obligation without determining every possible future filing or appeal in California.
Fun fact: Edwards wears jersey No. 5 to honor his mother and grandmother, who both died on the 5th of a month.
Howard skipped the trial without providing evidence
Court documents cited by TMZ state that Howard did not appear at trial and presented no evidence to support her claims. Her monthly income was listed as $0, while Edwards’ income was documented through his NBA earnings. The judge specifically pointed out this absence in the court order.
The Georgia court ordered Edwards to pay $3,222 per month, matching the highest basic obligation listed for 1 child in the state’s current guideline table. However, she offered no documents or sworn testimony to support that specific claim. The court simply had nothing available to verify her financial situation.
Without any supporting evidence, the judge could not justify a higher support amount. The final ruling relied mainly on Edwards’ clearly documented NBA income. This left Howard with considerably less leverage during the final decision.
How Georgia calculates support payments
Georgia generally calculates child support using both parents’ adjusted gross incomes. The state’s Basic Child Support Obligation Table tops out at $40,000 in combined monthly income, where the basic amount for 1 child is $3,222. Edwards’ massive NBA salary placed him right at that top level.
Edwards’ reported monthly income exceeds that ceiling, so the calculation began with the table’s highest amount. Because Howard’s income was listed as $0, Edwards was responsible for the full basic obligation. No such special adjustment ended up applying within this particular case.
Georgia courts may deviate from the presumptive figure, including through an upward deviation in a high-income case. The reported order set Edwards’ monthly payment at $3,222. That explains why the ordered amount exactly matched the standard guideline number.
Custody and visitation stayed separate issues
The Georgia support proceeding focused on Edwards’ financial obligations. In April 2025, he consented to Howard receiving temporary sole legal and physical custody of Aubri. He specifically waived legal custody, physical custody, and any visitation rights.
Edwards’ earlier filings stated that he was not seeking custody or visitation and that the remaining issues were financial. Those custody arrangements were separate from the Georgia court’s calculation of his monthly child support obligation. She continues raising their daughter without any shared custody arrangement in place.
This clear separation kept the actual trial fairly narrow in scope. Judges did not need to weigh in on any custody schedules. The ruling, therefore, stayed focused purely on the specific dollar amount owed.
What comes next for both parents
The Georgia order establishes Edwards’ ongoing child support obligation at $3,222 per month. Before the order, court records cited by multiple outlets said he had been voluntarily paying $5,000 per month after an initial $20,000 payment. This formal arrangement entirely replaces the earlier voluntary payment plan.
Either parent may later request a review or modification under Georgia law. A reviewed support amount may increase, decrease, or remain unchanged, and an order that is less than 3 years old generally requires evidence of a substantial change in circumstances. Any future request would likely need solid new evidence behind it.
For now, the Georgia order establishes the amount Edwards must pay each month. It brings an end to nearly two years of legal back-and-forth. Both parents can finally move forward under one clear support arrangement.
Little-known fact: Edwards’ father gave him the nickname “Ant Man” when he was a toddler.
TL;DR
- A Georgia judge ordered Anthony Edwards to pay $3,222 per month in child support for his daughter, Aubri.
- The ruling ended a two-year jurisdiction fight between Georgia and California courts.
- Edwards had already voluntarily paid about $110,000 in support since January 2025.
- Ayesha Howard did not appear at trial and presented no evidence to support her claims.
- Howard keeps sole custody of Aubri, since Edwards had already waived custody and visitation rights.
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