Tristan Thompson was granted temporary guardianship of his younger brother Amari on Wednesday after the teen was left unable to care for himself after the sudden death of their mother Andrea.
A judge during a court hearing in Los Angeles granted Tristan’s petition for temporary guardianship and scheduled a hearing on permanent guardianship for November, according to an article by TMZ.
Tristan, 32, was not present in court for the hearing, but was represented by his attorney via Zoom.
The petition was uncontested and Amari’s father, Trevor Douglas Thompson, did not receive notifications of the proceedings because his whereabouts remain unknown.
The issue of conservatorship also awaits as Amari, who is unable to care for himself due to several medical diagnoses including epilepsy, approaches 18.
Temporary guardianship: Tristan Thompson was granted temporary guardianship of his younger brother on Wednesday after the teen, shown with Tristan on Instagram, was left unable to care for himself after the sudden death of their mother
Amari will also get $103,475 because of Andrea’s passing, and Tristan as guardian can protect his assets, TMZ previously reported.
Their father Trevor is absent from their lives so Tristan is the only person in the family can provide care.
Andrea died of a heart attack at age 53 in January and the Kardashian family rallied to support Tristan and his younger brother.
It was revealed on the season 3 finale of The Kardashians that Tristan’s ex Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner all flew to Toronto with Tristan on Kim’s private jet, and that Tristan and Amari moved in with Khloe, but she insisted they’re not back together romantically.
Tragic: The brothers sadly lost their mother Andrea, who passed away in early January from a heart attack at just 53 years of age (shown in a July episode of The Kardashians with Amari)
Andrea was the sole caretaker for Amari, and when she died in January, Armani was put into Tristan’s care, which meant moving him to Los Angeles, where Tristan lives.
However, in an unusual twist of fate, both Tristan and Amari actually moved in with Khloe, after a mishap with Tristan’s house that was being renovated.
Khloe revealed in confession during the finale, ‘Tristan has a house he’s doing construction on and he’s been renovating. He was able to live there during renovations, but we had crazy weather for California, like extreme rain, and Tristan’s roof caved in on his home and caused flooding. So Tristan and Amari are staying at my house right now, until his home gets fixed.’
Khloe confirms in confession, ‘Tristan and I are not back together. I know it’s hard for everyone to believe, but I love love love Andrea and I love Tristan, I love Amari, and this is what family does.’
She added, ‘Tristan is the father of my kids, you know. I’ve lost my dad, and my dad was like a fairy tale parent, but still I can’t wrap my head around losing my mom, and I know how close Tristan and his mom are, and it’s just heartbreaking, and to be left with the responsibility of another person as well, it’s a lot.’
Khloe added that Amari has been, ‘having more seizures than normal because he’s just…’ as Tristan finishes, ‘adjusting.’
Khloe adds in confession, ‘I’m grateful that I’m strong enough and brave enough to be a support system for someone else that has no other support system right now. You don’t have to treat me right for me to treat you right. It’s not the way I was raised.’
Sweet message: Khloe Kardashian posted a birthday message for Tristan Thompson’s brother Amari. The NBA star and his teen sibling moved in with Khloe following the death of their mother at 53
Tristan says, ‘Thank you so much, especially from me and my family, I don’t know what I would do without you guys right now, like coming to my mom’s house and packing up and going through photos and cleaning up her condo and getting Amari for the funeral. Like, you guys are like so busy, you guys have so much business going on, like, honestly, like, I don’t know, like, I just hope God continues to keep blessing you with everything you guys want, and that’s what my mom would want for you guys, so seriously, thank you,’ as Kris starts wiping tears away.
Kris adds, ‘You know, your mom had a lot on her plate and to be able to be Amari’s sole caregiver like really affected me so much, and that just broke my heart because Amari doesn’t know what’s going on and then all of the sudden you’re just stripped from the caretaker you had your whole life. I just feel so lost for him because he’s probably just wondering where his mommy went and it breaks my heart.’
Kris adds in confession, ‘Tristan has definitely made some mistakes and he’s definitely messed up, but at the end of the day, he’ll always be part of our family and we will be there for him no matter what.’
Tristan adds, ‘But as a son it makes me proud that I know like my mom like, her time on Earth like, you know, she helped a lot of people and she’s remembered for a lot of great things, you know.’
Family time: Khloe also shared a picture of Amari with her niece Dream, daughter True and mother Kris Jenner
Caretaker: Andrea was the sole caretaker for Amari, and when she died in January, Armani was put into Tristan’s care, which meant moving him to Los Angeles, where Tristan lives
Father: She added, ‘Tristan is the father of my kids, you know. I’ve lost my dad, and my dad was like a fairy tale parent, but still I can’t wrap my head around losing my mom, and I know how close Tristan and his mom are, and it’s just heartbreaking, and to be left with the responsibility of another person as well, it’s a lot’
In July, the 32-year-old NBA player took to Instagram to share a smiling snap with him and his brother Amari.
‘Happy birthday to my sweet baby brother Amari! I love you forever! We Miss you mommy,’ Tristan said in the caption.
Khloe also posted a sweet message and photos that showed her daughter True and niece Dream with Amari. She wrote: ‘Someone is 17 today!!!! Happy birthday sweet sweet Amari!!! We are all so blessed to have been touched by an angel such as you. You are truly one of Gods greatest treasures.’
