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Anthony Edwards Ordered to Pay $14,000 Monthly Child Support

8/22/2026

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Summary

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NBA player Anthony Edwards was ordered to pay $14,000 monthly child support to ex-girlfriend Alexandria Descroches.
The support amount is based on Edwards’s $4.8 million monthly earnings.
Edwards must buy a $2.6 million life-insurance policy naming Descroches as beneficiary.
He also must cover Descroches’s legal fees exceeding $21,000.
Edwards testified he has never met son Amir, born 2023, and seeks no custody.

History

Historical Context

In 1988 President George H. W. Bush signed the Family Support Act, amending Title IV to require the Department of Health and Human Services to oversee child-support enforcement and to withhold wages of non-paying parents. That federal framework underpins today’s enforcement of NBA star Anthony Edwards’ $14,000-monthly support order, illustrating the law’s lasting impact on high-profile obligations.

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Story summary

NBA player Anthony Edwards was ordered to pay $14,000 monthly child support to ex-girlfriend Alexandria Descroches.
The support amount is based on Edwards’s $4.8 million monthly earnings.
Edwards must buy a $2.6 million life-insurance policy naming Descroches as beneficiary.
He also must cover Descroches’s legal fees exceeding $21,000.
Edwards testified he has never met son Amir, born 2023, and seeks no custody.

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