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Luka Dončić’s ex-fiancée withdraws LA child support petition

Published 5 August 2026

A Los Angeles County child support petition filed by Anamaria Goltes, the former fiancée of NBA star Luka Dončić, is set to be dismissed after she moved to withdraw the case on Monday, August 3, 2026. The development signals a potential shift toward a private settlement in the couple's ongoing legal dispute over their two young daughters.

Goltes filed a request for dismissal without prejudice in Los Angeles Superior Court, meaning she retains the right to refile the petition in the future. In her court statement, she wrote that she was withdrawing her petition with the intention of resolving the matter amicably through a mutual agreement in the best interests of their children. The dismissal request was pending finalization as of Wednesday because Dončić's signature was still required on the paperwork. The move came just days before a scheduled hearing on August 14, where a judge was set to consider Dončić's motion to dismiss the California case entirely.

The petition, initially filed by Goltes on March 9, 2026, sought an unspecified amount of child support and attorney's fees for the couple's daughters, Gabriela and Olivia. The children live with Goltes in Slovenia. Dončić, who...

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