Dwight Howard Drops Restraining Order, Shifts To ‘Amicable’ Divorce from Amy Luciani

Dwight Howard has withdrawn the protective order he obtained last week against his estranged wife, Amy Luciani. According to Howard’s attorney, the decision was made as part of an effort to move toward a more cooperative resolution as the pair works through the end of their marriage.

Attorney Gillian B. Fierer told TMZ that the protective order was dropped as “the first step in the process to an amicable resolution” of the divorce. She described the move as common in cases where a temporary order is initially filed during a separation before both sides begin negotiating the terms of a permanent split.

Howard is also asking for privacy as the divorce continues.

The development marks a notable change from just one week earlier, when a Georgia judge granted Howard a temporary restraining order after he alleged Luciani had threatened him.

The order required Luciani—whose legal name is Amber Howard—to remain at least 100 yards away from Howard, his Georgia home, two of his children, and their school. Howard’s court filing accused Luciani of coming to his home on April 5 after several weeks apart and threatening to harm him and others.

Luciani strongly denied those allegations at the time. In a statement following the protective order, she said Howard was using the filing to retaliate against her after she publicly discussed problems inside the marriage.

“The protective order is completely false,” she said, adding that she believed the move was intended “to silence me.”

The divorce battle has unfolded publicly for more than a month. In early March, Luciani posted a series of videos on social media claiming Child Protective Services had intervened at the couple’s home and removed one of Howard’s daughters.

She also accused Howard of having a drug problem and later alleged that he canceled a television project that would have paid both of them $1 million.

Howard denied the allegations, writing on Snapchat, “Never done Coke in my life.”

Days after those claims surfaced, Howard filed for divorce, describing the marriage as “irretrievably broken.” The filing was the latest in a series of attempts by the couple to end the marriage, which began in January 2025. Howard filed for divorce in 2025, and Luciani filed separately later that year, though both petitions were eventually dismissed.

The dispute has also included police visits to Howard’s home in Georgia. Body-camera footage released in March showed officers responding to an argument between the two, with Luciani claiming she had been locked out of the house and had become financially dependent on Howard during the marriage.