{"id":206642,"date":"2025-11-20T15:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/rhocs-meghan-king-loses-custody-of-3-kids-after-cps-investigation\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:52:27","slug":"rhocs-meghan-king-loses-custody-of-3-kids-after-cps-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/rhocs-meghan-king-loses-custody-of-3-kids-after-cps-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"RHOC&#8217;s Meghan King Loses Custody of 3 Kids After CPS Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/real-housewives-of-orange-county-15672\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Housewives of Orange County<\/a><\/em> alum <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/meghan-king-edmonds-38529\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan King<\/a><\/strong> has lost custody of her three kids, who she shares with ex-husband <strong>Jim Edmonds<\/strong>, following a Child Protective Services investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple sources told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rhocs-meghan-king-loses-custody-of-kids-to-ex-jim-edmonds-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a><\/em> in a report on Wednesday, November 19, that King, 41, had lost custody of her kids in recent months. Edmonds, 55, currently has sole physical custody while King was granted supervised visitation.<\/p>\n<p>The source told the outlet that the decision is currently temporary, while a hearing is scheduled to take place in early December and will determine whether or not the arrangement will become permanent.<\/p>\n<p>While the circumstances aren\u2019t currently clear, the insider told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> that the investigation was launched after a school employee called Child Protective Services about King.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/why-kevin-jonas-has-turned-down-dancing-with-the-stars-for-20-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Jonas Has Turned Down \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 for 20 Years: Find Out Why<\/a><\/p>\n<p>King and Edmonds got married in 2014 and announced their split in 2019. Their divorce was finalized in May 2021. At the time, they agreed to share joint custody of their daughter, Aspen, 8, and 7-year-old twins, Hart and Hayes.<\/p>\n<p>King\u2019s reps did not immediately respond to <em>Life &amp; Style<\/em>\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was made after cops were called on King during a May 1 incident at Edmonds\u2019 home with his current wife, <strong>Kortnie Edmonds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In a written report by the Frontenac Police Department, Kortnie was named as the \u201cvictim\u201d and King was listed as the \u201csubject\u201d in the altercation.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Us Weekly<\/em>, the drama began when King arrived at the Edmonds\u2019 home to drop off a dress for their daughter. She claimed she spoke to her ex before her arrival, though was told he and their daughter weren\u2019t at the home when she got there.<\/p>\n<p>Kortnie allegedly demanded that King leave, though she refused because she wanted to talk to her daughter. After Kortnie closed the door on King, the former reality star made her way into the house and started calling for Aspen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKortnie walked back to the front door and observed Meghan standing inside the house approximately 5 feet from the doorway,\u201d an officer wrote in a report from the incident, per <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jim-edmonds-wife-accuses-meghan-king-of-entering-couples-home-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Kortnie told authorities she told King to get out of the home, adding she \u201cslowly walked back\u201d out of the house \u201cbut wedged her foot in the door briefly\u201d so she could not \u201cshut the door completely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/cardi-b-shares-first-photos-of-new-baby-boy-with-stefon-diggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardi B Shares Adorable Newborn Photos After Giving Birth to Baby No. 4 with Stefon Diggs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Meghan moved her foot, Kortnie closed the door,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Kortnie initially requested that charges be brought against King, though she called police after the incident to say that she changed her mind. King was never arrested or detained for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kortnie filed a petition for a restraining order against King on May 2. The case was dismissed on June 6 after she and King reached an agreement. According to <em>Us Weekly<\/em>, the agreement states that they are prohibited from coming near each other. Additionally, King is not allowed to talk about Kortnie on social media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/rhocs-meghan-king-loses-custody-of-3-kids-after-cps-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Housewives of Orange County alum Meghan King has lost custody of her three kids, who she shares with ex-husband Jim Edmonds, following a Child Protective Services investigation. Multiple sources told Us Weekly in a report on Wednesday, November 19, that King, 41, had lost custody of her kids in recent months. 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