Dwyane Wade Responds to Ex-Wife Attempts to Block Daughter Zaya's Name and Gender Change

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. Wade shares two children with his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade, their 20-year-old son Zaire and . According to , Funches-Wade has filed legal docs trying to stop Zaya from legally changing her name and gender, alleging, “I have concerns that [Dwyane] may be pressuring our child to move forward with the name and gender change in order to capitalize on the financial opportunities that he has received from companies and will receive based upon [Dwyane's] statements to me, on the basis of our child's name and/or gender change.” This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Well, Wade had the time today, and posted a long, fairly devastating rebuttal to his ex-wife's claims on his Instagram. “Since this must be the new way of parenting, I guess I have to address these allegations here, which is a damn shame,” the takedown began. “While none of us are surprised by Siohvaughn's attempt to fight Zaya's identity and unwavering attempt to drag my name through the mud, I'm very disappointed that she continuously finds ways of centering herself and HER needs without regard to her children." Oh buddy.

Wade's statement in defense of his daughter and countering his ex, which can best be described as “strident,” continues by praising Zaya's 4.0 GPA and strength of character throughout all of this and hits back at Funches-Wade for past similar attempts which resulted in him being awarded sole custody.

Wade further describes Funches-Wade as basically an absent mother who has refused his offers to speak with Zaya, her teachers, her therapists, her doctors, and even friends. "This isn't a game for my family and definitely not for Zaya.