Former Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Meghan King has reportedly temporarily lost custody of her three children with ex-husband Jim Edmonds following an investigation by Child Protective Services, according to Us Weekly. A source told the outlet on Wednesday that King has been granted supervised visitation as part of the current arrangement.
The decision was made within the past couple of months and is not final. The insider said that a hearing scheduled for December will determine whether the supervised visitation order will remain in place or be revised. According to the report, the CPS investigation was initiated after a school employee filed a report concerning King.
Page Six reported that while representatives of both King as well as Edmonds were contacted, they largely remained unavailable for an official comment on the matter.
King, 41, and Edmonds, 55, were married from 2014 until their separation in 2019, which followed a cheating scandal. The former couple shares three children: their daughter Aspen, 8, and their twins Hart and Hayes, 7. After finalizing their divorce, they reached a custody settlement in May 2021 that granted them joint custody.
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King last drew public attention in September when police body camera footage surfaced from a May incident involving Edmonds and his current wife, Kortnie Edmonds. In the video, King told officers that her ex-husband was “incredibly emotionally abusive.” The interaction stemmed from a police call placed by Kortnie on May 1, during which she claimed that King had trespassed on the couple’s property while attempting to drop off a dress belonging to her stepdaughter.
According to a police report obtained by Page Six, King allegedly refused to hand the dress to Kortnie and “pulled away and asked to speak to” her daughter. Kortnie told King that Edmonds and Aspen were not home at the time and were attending a baseball game. The report stated that King then called for her daughter from just inside the doorway while remaining a few feet from the entry.
King eventually left the residence in her Jeep, but she was later stopped by Frontenac Police. Following the incident, no charges were pursued against King by the Frontenac municipal prosecutor.
A representative for King later disputed the characterization of the situation. The spokesperson said the encounter had been “mischaracterized” and explained that “Meghan briefly called to her daughter from the doorway, never stepped inside, had the door slammed in her face, and calmly left her belongings on the porch. Upon leaving, she was unexpectedly blocked by multiple police vehicles and treated in a way that felt unnecessarily hostile.”
The ongoing custody matter now awaits the December court hearing, which will determine whether the supervised visitation order continues or changes.