In a recent court ruling, Real Housewives star Kim Zolciak was required to attend four paternity therapy sessions by April 13. Her children will continue to live with her ex-husband, Kroy Biermann, until she fulfills the court order, after missing previous counseling sessions due to filming commitments. Zolciak maintains that her custody has not been taken away.
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” Kim Zolciak and NFL player Kroy Biermann have been involved in a public legal battle over custody of their children. According to the latest updates, a judge set a new guardianship for the mother of four, and created a plan that would require Zolciak to attend parenting therapy sessions.
Kim Zolciak was assigned to attend 4 therapy sessions, and the children remained in Kroy Biermann’s custody
As PEOPLE reported, Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kelly S. Hill’s tentative parenting plan for exes Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann. The mandate included four parent therapy sessions that Zolciak had to attend. A deadline has also been set for her to attend the sessions. The report indicated that she only had from April 3 to Monday, April 13, to complete all four scheduled sessions.Reports also stated that “all four children will remain in the father’s custody” until their mother completes all her sessions.
There will also be a verification process to determine whether she has attended all scheduled sessions.“Once Mother completes her four (4) sessions as required, the parties must resume work under the current court-ordered parenting plan, which shall remain in full force and effect until agreed upon and/or modified by this court,” the report added.
Why was this applied to Kim Zolciak?
This news comes after Kim Zolciak revealed that she was unable to attend some counseling sessions that were part of a previous deal due to filming commitments.
In January this year, she signed temporary custody, which requires her and the NFL player to attend two counseling sessions a month for two months. Thereafter, they were assigned to attend one session per month.Zolciak was unable to attend the hearings from February 26 to March 28. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star revealed that she will end her therapy sessions and that she has not lost custody of her children.
The TV star concluded: “For the avoidance of any doubt, I did not lose custody of my children, and there was no amendment to the custody agreement outside of the agreed-upon temporary system.” The couple was married for about 12 years before they filed for divorce in 2023. Later, Berman also filed for sole custody of their children. Disclaimer: This report is a journalistic report of the court’s recent development. This article is a report on the current status of the case and should not be considered legal guidance.