{"id":252714,"date":"2026-07-20T16:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/kim-zolciak-narrowly-avoids-jail-time-finally-pays-court-fees\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:20:06","slug":"kim-zolciak-narrowly-avoids-jail-time-finally-pays-court-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/kim-zolciak-narrowly-avoids-jail-time-finally-pays-court-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Zolciak Narrowly Avoids Jail Time, Finally Pays Court Fees"},"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\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>To hear Kroy Biermann or Kim Zolciak tell it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/kroy-biermann-onlyfans-model-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the other is an unfit parent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This has meant that the court battle has dragged on and on. That\u2019s <em>expensive<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The former <em>The Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em> star narrowly avoided jail time over a relatively small court payment.<\/p>\n<p>She has finally made the payment and can avoid spending time behind bars \u2014 at least for now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-654x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Zolciak in 2017.\" class=\"wp-image-559356 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-768x1203.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-1308x2048.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-613x960.jpg 613w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-690x1080.jpg 690w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-766x1200.jpg 766w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-scaled.jpg 1635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0720_kimzolciak_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kim Zolciak hosts the Kentucky Derby hat contest at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway on May 6, 2017.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Dave Kotinsky\/Getty Images for Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-535-is-a-lot-to-owe-for-most-people\">$2,535 is a lot to owe for most people \u2026<\/h2>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/18\/kim-zolciak-avoids-jail-after-giving-money-in-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a> <\/em>reports that Zolciak had been instructed by a Georgia judge to turn over $2,535 in outstanding fees.<\/p>\n<p>These were court fees. Specifically, the 4-figure sum was to pay a guardian ad litem appointed as part of her long-running divorce from Kroy Biermann.<\/p>\n<p>(Guardian at litems can fulfill multiple roles, but generally represent minors or others who cannot advocate for themselves during specific legal cases.)<\/p>\n<p>The judge\u2019s order was not a mere suggestion.<\/p>\n<p>If Zolciak did not pay the outstanding sum, she could be jailed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmeXBsQuBaB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Now, <em>TMZ <\/em>reports, Zolciak has paid the entire balance.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources close to her, she made the payment in full on July 14.<\/p>\n<p>Now, things have gone awry in our society when a small (or even large) unpaid debt could rob someone of their freedom, even temporarily.<\/p>\n<p>There must be other measures that the court could take, if someone refused to pay as ordered, before resorting to something as extreme as jail \u2014 a punishment that only costs money.<\/p>\n<p>That said, we can acknowledge that for Zolciak, this was not a threat of a debtor\u2019s prison. We are glad that the matter is resolved.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"6dea3bmPe1s\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6dea3bmPe1s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Kroy Biermann Fights Kim Zolciak\u2019s Custody Request in New Court Filing\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6dea3bmPe1s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Kroy Biermann Fights Kim Zolciak\u2019s Custody Request in New Court Filing\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Kroy Biermann Fights Kim Zolciak\u2019s Custody Request in New Court Filing\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-didn-t-need-to-be-so-bitter-or-so-ugly\">This didn\u2019t need to be so bitter or so ugly<\/h2>\n<p>It seems that Zolciak\u2019s issue with the guardian ad litem had to do, at least in part, with dissatisfaction with their priorities.<\/p>\n<p>The guardian was supposed to interview all four minor children as well as both parents.<\/p>\n<p>Zolciak argued that the guardian did not pay sufficient attention to her allegations of abuse or to her concerns about her ex-husband as a parent.<\/p>\n<p>Both parents believe that the other is an unfit parent. Their court battle has extended for years.<\/p>\n<p>However, the guardian\u2019s responsibility is to the minor children \u2014 not to assuage the feelings of or advocate for either ex.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4qog6rvxIm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The involvement of the guardian ad litem is only one of many points of contention of Zolciak and her ex-husband.<\/p>\n<p>Zolciak\u2019s eldest daughters, Brielle and Ariana, took Biermann\u2019s last name as their own when their parents married.<\/p>\n<p>But Brielle recenly shared that she has not spoken with her father in a long time. <\/p>\n<p>The way that things are, she doesn\u2019t even know if he will be part of her wedding.<\/p>\n<p>What has befallen this family is very sad. Whatever we think of Zolciak or Biermann, their kids are also caught up in this mess.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/kim-zolciak-avoids-jail-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes To hear Kroy Biermann or Kim Zolciak tell it, the other is an unfit parent. This has meant that the court battle has dragged on and on. That\u2019s expensive. The former The Real Housewives of Atlanta star narrowly avoided jail time over a relatively small court payment. She has finally made [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":252715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-252714","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\/252714","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=252714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}