TRISTAN THOMPSON'S TEXAS PATERNITY CASE DISMISSED AS LEGAL BATTLE WITH MARALEE NICHOLS CONTINUES

Maralee Nichols and Tristan Thompson's paternity battle over her baby, who she says the athlete fathered, was fought in both Texas or California for months. Now, a judge has dismissed one case.

Tristan Thompson's attempt to have a paternity case against him heard in Houston appears to be Texas toast, Maralee Nichols, the woman who claimed in a lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles court that the NBA player, Khloe Kardashian's ex, is the father of her newborn son, has won a major victory in their legal battle. On Thursday, Dec. 16, it has been confirmed that a judge ruled to dismiss a parallel paternity lawsuit that the NBA star submitted against Nichols in a court in Houston. This means the case will be likely handled in California.

Us Weekly cited a source as saying that both Thompson and Nichols were present and gave live testimonies at the virtual hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Documents for the dismissed Texas case remain sealed.

Nichols, who used to live in Texas, and Thompson, have been battling for months over which state should handle the paternity case and he has demanded genetic testing to prove if he is the baby's father.

Both Nichols and Thomson have nomes in Los Angeles, where she first submitted her papers in late June, while she was pregnant. Earlier that month, it was learned that the athlete and Khloe, mother of his second child True Thompson, 3, were no longer in a relationship after reconciling last fall. In early December, a source told said that the two broke up in the spring. Also in early December, Nichols gave birth to her baby boy.