Family Law

Steve Nash Divorce Announced After Son?s Birth

By guest-writer

With surprising timing, Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash announces he and his wife, Alejandra, are divorcing the day after she gave birth to their son, Matteo, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The couple had been living separately for several months but are both committed to the upbringing of all of their children. The couple also has 6-year-old twin daughters, named Lola and Bella.

The Nashes have been together for nine years, and married since 2005. The Tribune reports that two seems to be going as well as they can under the circumstances, with Steve reportedly saying:

(I want) only good things for Ale going forward? I?m focused on ensuring that our children understand how much they?re adored and loved by us as they continue to adjust to these changes. I would ask that their privacy, and ours as a family, be respected as we move forward. This will be my only statement on this.

In an attempt to make good on the privacy request, crews for the radio and television broadcasts of the recent Phoenix Suns game against Sacrament were under orders not to discuss the divorce over the air. Following the game, Nash left the locker room before reporters were allowed to enter, thus avoiding the inevitable questions.

To add more change in his life, some sports websites are reporting that Nash might be traded to the New York Knicks.

Nash has gained a following off the basketball court with his outspoken criticism of the Arizona immigration law. Nash has reportedly called the law, ?misguided? and said about the law, that “I think it is unfortunately to the detriment of our society and our civil liberties, and I think it is very important for us to stand up for things we believe in.?

People who agree and disagree with Nash have used his statements to either rally behind the perennial all-star, or to criticism him. Either way, it has put Nash into the public eye even more than an NBA star already is, and this divorce is sure to create more buzz around him.

Nash, a native to Canada, has also had rumors that he was going take his strong political views back to his home country. This, however, turned out to be unfounded when Nash came out and said that the statement was a hoax.

The reason for Nash?s divorce from Alejandra are unclear, part of Nash’s attempts to keep his private life fairly quiet. And with his decision to take no more questions about the matter, we may never know exactly what caused his marriage to end. All the signs are, however, that Nash is moving forward with his life and working with Alejandra to ensure that the children remain as comfortable and happy as possible.

Full post as published by The Divorce Blog on November 19, 2010 (boomark / email).