In marriage dissolution proceedings, WNBA’s Glory Johnson made a request for $20,000 a month in temporary spousal support–along with attorney’s fees–from soon-to-be ex-wife Brittney Griner, and her request was denied, according to reports.
Johnson, who plays for the Tulsa Shock, and Griner, of the Phoenix Mercury,
were married May 8 and are currently going through a very public break up. Griner had filed papers requesting the marriage be annulled or dissolved, alleging that she was “pressured into marriage under duress by Johnson’s threatening statements.”[Related: [STUDY] Finances Are Top of Mind For LGBT Couples]
David Michael Cantor, Griner’s
attorney said in a statement, “We are very pleased that the judge has ruled, after evaluating the credibility of the testimony, that a 28-day marriage does not entitle Glory Johnson to Brittney Griner’s money for purposes of alimony, Mercedes car payments, or attorney’s fees.”Johnson, who is pregnant and announced last month
that she would be out for the season, can file a motion requesting child support from Griner at a later date. She has testified that Griner played a part in her decision to pursue in vitro fertilization, but Griner denies Johnson’s claims, indicating, according to ESPN, that she was not aware of when Johnson’s pregnancy process had taken place.Griner and Johnson’s case is happening is a state that just late last year had its first legal LGBT marriages performed after a landmark Supreme Court ruling made Arizona’s laws against the unions void. It’s also one of the first high-profile marriage dissolutions between African American women.