Tristan Thompson, who became the primary guardian of his younger brother Amari Thompson after the death of their mother Andrea in January, has filed to be Amari’s legal guardian.
The NBA free agent, who is the ex-partner of Khloé Kardashian, filed legal documents on Friday requesting sole legal custody of his 17-year-old brother.
In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Tristan, 32, claimed that their father, Trevor Thompson, has been absent from his younger brother’s life since 2014, leaving Tristan as the teenager’s closest living family member who can provide the care he needs.
Amari has epilepsy and other medical conditions that require round-the-clock support, which Thompson wants to provide through guardianship.
Andrea Thompson, mother of Tristan and Amari, died of a heart attack in Toronto last January. George Pimentel/Getty
“Amari is a minor and has health issues that prevent him from taking care of himself or seeking gainful employment,” court documents state.
According to court documents, Amari lives with Tristan at his home in Hidden Hills, California.
“Appointing a guardian for Amari would be in his best interest because it would ensure that someone is responsible for taking care of and meeting his basic life needs,” the statement said. “Furthermore, Amari will receive a modest inheritance from his recently deceased mother and the guardian would not be able to manage and invest in Mary’s inheritance on his behalf.”
According to court documents, Amari received $103,475 from his mother’s estate. Tristan would take over the needs of protecting the inheritance and managing Amara’s care and various medical appointments. Tristan also plans to apply for U.S. citizenship for Amari, who was born in Canada, according to court documents.
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Amari Thompson briefly lived with Khloé Kardashian when the roof of Tristan Thompson’s Hidden Hills home collapsed earlier this year.
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Tristan and Amari’s mother, Andrea, died of a heart attack at her home in Toronto on January 5. TMZ Sports first broke the news.
Tristan flew to Toronto to be with his family, with Khloé, who was close to Andrea.
In the season finale The Kardashians in July, the Good American co-founder, 39, explained the decision behind letting Tristan and his brother Amari live with her.
Kardashian – who shares son Tatum, 14 months, and daughter True, five, with the basketball player – revealed she took Tristan and Amari into her home after Tristan’s roof collapsed due to extreme weather.
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Speaking to sister Kim Kardashian and their mother Kris Jenner about the changes, the SKIMS founder, 42, said: “Isn’t God just funny? How you were so ready to have your year like you were single and now Tristan has to move to you, his little brother had to move in with you [and] his roof collapsed?”
“My No. 1 catchphrase I always use is, ‘You want to make God laugh, tell him your plans,'” Kardashian noted, before explaining, “God has a plan, and God doesn’t want him to be alone, now does he — and why would you be?”
Later in the scene, Kardashian also noted that son Tatum, who celebrated his first birthday on July 28, and Amari have formed a special bond.
“He likes Amari,” Kardashian said. – They like each other.
Although the former couple lived under the same roof and Khloé stayed by his side, she said they did not reconcile.
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