The Actual Housewives of Orange County star Gina Kirschenheiter has discovered herself in the midst of Travis Mullen’s custody battle with ex-wife Meghan Mullen.
In line with courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly, Travis filed an emergency movement on March 31 requesting sole authorized and bodily custody of the three youngsters he shares with Meghan. (In Contact was first to report the information.)
“After all the time, power and expense [Meghan] and I’ve gone to in looking for ‘workable’ custody orders, [Meghan’s] habits continues to undermine my custodial time and try and alienate the kids from me,” Travis alleged in courtroom paperwork. “For over a 12 months, I’ve tried to motive with [Meghan] and have sought her cooperation in coparenting our kids, however nothing has improved.”
Per the courtroom paperwork, Travis alleged that Meghan will not be taking one in all their sons to highschool and “permitting repeated unexcused absences.”
He additionally alleged that Meghan is “refusing to permit me to have our kids throughout my courtroom ordered custodial time.”
“She refused to offer me her present tackle and ignores my makes an attempt to contact her by way of Speaking Dad and mom, which had been required to make use of for our communications,” he acknowledged per courtroom paperwork.
Travis and Meghan acquired married in 2010 however later separated in 2016. He has since moved on with Gina, who’s a star of Bravo’s The Actual Housewives of Orange County.
In her response to Travis’ request for sole authorized and bodily custody, Meghan maintained that she is “looking for steadiness, equity and security for our kids.”
Travis Mullen and Gina Kirschenheiter Jeff Kravitz/Getty Photographs for CMT
“Our kids … have repeatedly reported to me that they’re afraid of their father and his girlfriend, Gina Kirschenheiter,” she alleged in courtroom paperwork. “All three youngsters have instructed me Gina speaks negatively about me and creates stress within the family.”
Meghan denied utilizing illicit substances and alleged that Travis’ filings “seem supposed to punish and management me, to not defend the kids.”
“I’m not asking this Courtroom to punish Travis or Gina. l am asking for defense, equity and steadiness,” she wrote per courtroom paperwork. “I respectfully request the Courtroom to think about all proof submitted and grant the aid mandatory to guard their greatest pursuits.” A listening to on the case has been set for July.
Throughout season 18 of The Actual Housewives of Orange County, Gina and Travis agreed to spend extra time aside, partly because of his divorce battle taking a toll on their relationship.
“The issues that had been taking place from his different facet weren’t okay and I didn’t need my youngsters round it anymore,” Gina — who shares three youngsters with ex-husband Matt Kirschenheiter — defined on an October 2024 episode of “The Viall Information” podcast. “There have been issues that had been taking place that actually made me really feel unsafe and that had been affecting my children. Look, Travis is a sufferer of this too. However that doesn’t imply that I wish to proceed to be in that atmosphere.”
Gina and Travis — who not too long ago helped launch a brand new actual property workforce — stay collectively and are anticipated to look on season 19 of The Actual Housewives of Orange County.
Us Weekly has reached out to Bravo in addition to Travis and Meghan’s attorneys for remark.
