The Real Housewives of Orange County star Gina Kirschenheiter’s boyfriend, Travis Mullen, had custody with one of his children “suspended” temporarily as part of his bitter court battle with his ex-wife, Meghan Mullen, Us Weekly can exclusively report.
At a hearing on October 30, an Orange County Superior Court judge denied Travis’ request for an emergency custody order that would have awarded him sole custody of their children.
The judge also decided to suspend Travis’ time with one of his three children.
A hearing will be held on November 18, where Travis, 40, and Meghan will argue their respective cases in court. The judge appointed a lawyer to represent their children, Joseph, born in 2016, Bennett, born in 2014, and Presley, born in 2011, and to ensure their best interests are considered.
As Us first reported, Travis filed court docs on October 29 demanding sole custody and Meghan having monitored visitation. (Travis and Meghan got married in 2010 and split in 2016.) The exes have shared joint legal and physical custody of their kids since November 2021.
Travis said Meghan had not allowed him to see one of his children since September 29.
In his declaration, Travis said he had reached out to “local police” to have officers enforce the custody order. He said “they have not been helpful.”
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Travis wrote, “I am concerned for [the son’s welfare] and feel that the ‘system’ has completely failed him.”
“This behavior on the part of [Meghan] has been occurring for over a year and I feel that nobody is advocating [for his son]. I need assistance from the court to ensure that [his son’s] needs are met, that my son and I continue to have a close and loving relationship.”
Travis said one of the kids had missed a lot of school, and school officials were threatening to call the District Attorney.
Gina Kirschenheiter did not mince words while confronting Shannon Beador at the season 17 Real Housewives of Orange County reunion. During part one, which aired on Wednesday, October 4, host Andy Cohen put Shannon, 59, in the hot seat for claiming earlier in the season that she was the reason Gina, 39, didn’t lose custody […]
Meghan fired back at Travis’ claims in court docs.
“Travis continues to misuse the court process to get his way,” Meghan said. “His [court] filings appear intended to punish and control me, not to protect the children. Travis is using the family court system as a tool of coercive control and retaliation. In addition to litigation abuse.”
Meghan told the court the son who Travis said she was keeping from him does not want to see Travis. She said she had been working on the school issue.
In her paperwork, Meghan also alleged that Travis’ “media appearances” had caused their children to be “exposed” to strangers commenting on their lives. Travis adamantly denied his time on RHOC harmed their children, who he pointed out did not appear on the reality show.
The exes both accused the other of blocking phone time with their kids. Travis denied that he interfered with his children talking to Meghan.
“This is another false allegation offered by [Meghan]. It was actually [Meghan] that would deny me phone contact with the children,” he said. “Further, I have never punished the children for wanting to talk to their mother, and never said that they could not call their mom.”
Fans have seen Kirschenheiter and Travis’ relationship on The Real Housewives of Orange County since season 14, On season 19, currently airing, Kirschenheiter, 41, has spoken candidly about how Travis’ custody battle has caused issues in their relationship.
