{"id":361987,"date":"2026-09-22T13:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/brittney-griners-estranged-wife-claims-she-needs-support-to-pay-bills"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:21:26","slug":"brittney-griners-estranged-wife-claims-she-needs-support-to-pay-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/brittney-griners-estranged-wife-claims-she-needs-support-to-pay-bills","title":{"rendered":"Brittney Griner&#8217;s Estranged Spouse Claims She Wants Assist to Pay Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Brittney Griner<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Estranged Wife Wants WNBA Star To Cough Up $upport<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-22T11:20:45-07:00\"><br \/>\n               September 22, 2026<br \/>\n              11:20 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-c6e5267f44cf827a40f1b48dd4217e78\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260922_1021e46f4eff46e5bc643a600c248758\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a2293f4b-ae4a-4fb7-bbae-ccf913bed302\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brittney Griner\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/10\/4by3\/2026\/09\/22\/1021e46f4eff46e5bc643a600c248758_md.jpg\" alt=\"Cherelle Griner Britney Griner getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c6e5267f44cf827a40f1b48dd4217e78--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d5e736befe9e5711bca2053883f37dfe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brittney-griner\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Brittney Griner<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s estranged wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/cherelle-griner\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Cherelle Griner<\/strong><\/a>, is asking the court to consider how rich the WNBA star is when determining support &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d5e736befe9e5711bca2053883f37dfe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-33a5534c8ed40e2ae19bb2cb1fd4270a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Cherelle filed court docs responding to Brittney&#8217;s divorce petition after 8 years of marriage. During Brittney&#8217;s detention in Russia, Cherelle was extremely vocal, calling for her release.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-33a5534c8ed40e2ae19bb2cb1fd4270a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9e3a274582a4027e444dd46fada6fcda\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9e3a274582a4027e444dd46fada6fcda--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4c95f6cb4a6bedb3ee4fd291c56946e1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In her paperwork, Cherelle listed the date of marriage as June 18, 2018, and the date of separation as July 24, 2026 &#8230; and she said the marriage is &#8220;irretrievably broken with no hope for reconciliation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4c95f6cb4a6bedb3ee4fd291c56946e1--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-68ad5073e6b4000e9b7e3f755a35d37d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Cherelle wants joint legal custody of their kid, <strong>Bash Griner<\/strong>, and wants the court to make a ruling on physical custody and parenting time based on the best interests of the child.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-68ad5073e6b4000e9b7e3f755a35d37d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fbdc530fcd8ab081866b7f17b8147fc8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She&#8217;s also asking the court to award her financial support \u2026 and pointed out Brittney earns a ton more than she does.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fbdc530fcd8ab081866b7f17b8147fc8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4cb194b80a88414f2b461013a26bb22f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260922_b75bcd35fa794cb3947fe6502b5679ff\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a2293f4b-ae4a-4fb7-bbae-ccf913bed302\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b7\/4by3\/2026\/09\/22\/b75bcd35fa794cb3947fe6502b5679ff_md.jpg\" alt=\"brittney griner getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4cb194b80a88414f2b461013a26bb22f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-931c21f57ee439b64e4da428fb774cf2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Brittney is playing for the WNBA&#8217;s Connecticut Sun and reportedly signed a one-year contract worth over $1 million.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-931c21f57ee439b64e4da428fb774cf2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3cab57f2af76b321e39efe3e50b91d4d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Cherelle said there is a &#8220;substantial disparity&#8221; 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