Basketball star Luka Dončić files a petition seeking to bring his two daughters from Slovenia to the United States while an ongoing custody battle continues. In a statement, Dončić says he will do whatever it takes to ensure his daughters have both parents in their lives.
The petition is described as a Hague Convention request. According to reporting, the action seeks to organize or secure effective exercise of rights of access to a child, a process overseen through the U.S. Department of State under the Hague framework. Sources also characterize the case as part of an ongoing dispute over custody and where the children live.
Different outlets focus on different aspects of the filing. The Athletic emphasizes Dončić’s stated motivation and his claim that both parents should be present. The New York Post highlights the legal mechanism and the petition’s stated purpose in seeking access and arrangements connected to the children’s relocation.