{"id":227620,"date":"2026-03-10T17:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/jax-taylor-brittany-cartwright-finally-reach-custody-deal-complete-with-booze-drug-restrictions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:14:53","slug":"jax-taylor-brittany-cartwright-finally-reach-custody-deal-complete-with-booze-drug-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/jax-taylor-brittany-cartwright-finally-reach-custody-deal-complete-with-booze-drug-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Jax Taylor &#038; Brittany Cartwright Finally Reach Custody Deal (Complete With Booze &#038; Drug Restrictions)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When former <em>Vanderpump Rules<\/em> stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/brittany-cartwright-says-jax-taylor-threw-her-into-a-rosebush-called-her-a-tree-trunk-amid-pregnancy-weight-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright ended their marriage<\/a>, the news didn\u2019t exactly come as a shock.<\/p>\n<p>After all, the relationship was marred by frequent instances of infidelity and booze- and drug-fueled outbursts.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, after years of legal wrangling, it now looks as though Jax and Brittany have prioritized the needs of their 4-year-old son, Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>Not only have they hammered out a custody deal, they\u2019ve also agreed to limit the kid\u2019s exposure to their hard-partying lifestyle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-887396040-5-1024x833.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Cartwright (L) and Jax Taylor (R) attend DailyMail.com &amp; DailyMailTV Holiday Party with Flo Rida on December 6, 2017 at The Magic Hour in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-550238 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-887396040-5-1024x833.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-887396040-5-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-887396040-5-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-887396040-5-2048x1665.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-887396040-5-960x780.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-887396040-5-1080x878.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-887396040-5-1200x976.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-887396040-5-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brittany Cartwright (L) and Jax Taylor (R) attend DailyMail.com &amp; DailyMailTV Holiday Party with Flo Rida on December 6, 2017 at The Magic Hour in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images for Daily Mail)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes, according to a new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/10\/jax-taylor-brittany-cartwright-custody-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Jax and Brittany have agreed to a shared custody agreement that would have Cruz staying with Jax every other weekend and every Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>So as expected, Brittany will have the kid the vast majority of the time.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps the most significant part of this arrangement is the fact that both parties have agreed to abstain from alcohol and drugs while Cruz is under their care.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties have also agreed not to speak about one another negatively in front of Cruz and to wait six months before introducing him to any new romantic partners that may have entered their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Brittany and Jax got married in 2019 after dating on and off for 4 years but split in 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright attends the People's Choice Awards 2018 at Barker Hangar on November 11, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.  \" class=\"wp-image-550237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-1392x2048.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-652x960.jpg 652w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-734x1080.jpg 734w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-816x1200.jpg 816w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-scaled.jpg 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright attends the People's Choice Awards 2018 at Barker Hangar on November 11, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.  \" class=\"wp-image-550237 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-1392x2048.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-652x960.jpg 652w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-734x1080.jpg 734w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-816x1200.jpg 816w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-scaled.jpg 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1060408300-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright attends the People\u2019s Choice Awards 2018 at Barker Hangar on November 11, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/brittany-cartwright-surprise-jax-taylor-is-still-drinking-post-rehab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cartwright filed for divorce<\/a> in 2024 while Jax was in a mental healthcare facility, receiving treatment for PTSD and other mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Jax has stated that he used substances to self-medicate, but they only made his issues worse.<\/p>\n<p>So it makes sense that Brittany would want him to steer clear of the booze and whatnot while Cruz is under his care.<\/p>\n<p>Brittany also agreed to abstain while she\u2019s on mom duty, but that might have just been a ploy to get Jax to go along with the deal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright attend the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 2023. Broadcasted live on FOX. \" class=\"wp-image-550247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright attend the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 2023. Broadcasted live on FOX. \" class=\"wp-image-550247 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1477303698-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright attend the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 2023. Broadcasted live on FOX. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Joe Scarnici\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After all, she\u2019s never battled any major addiction issues like he has (that we know of), but she did enjoy turning up quite a bit in her <em>Vanderpump<\/em> days.<\/p>\n<p>As for the financial aspects of the split, it seems that neither party will be receiving alimony or child support.<\/p>\n<p>Both Jax and Brittany were earning roughly the same amount as veteran Bravo stars at the time of their split.<\/p>\n<p>And now that they\u2019ve both been cut loose in favor of a younger cast, there might not be a whole lot of cash to fight over!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/jax-taylor-brittany-cartwright-finally-reach-custody-deal-complete-with-booze-drug-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes When former Vanderpump Rules stars Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright ended their marriage, the news didn\u2019t exactly come as a shock. After all, the relationship was marred by frequent instances of infidelity and booze- and drug-fueled outbursts. Thankfully, after years of legal wrangling, it now looks as though Jax and Brittany [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":227621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-227620","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}