The Real Housewives of Orange County star Gina Kirschenheiter’s boyfriend, Travis Mullen, had custody of one of his sons reinstated amid his court battle with his ex-wife, Meghan Mullen, Us Weekly can exclusively report.
Per court documents, a hearing was held on November 18, where Travis, 40, and Meghan faced off in court. (Travis and Meghan wed in 2010 and split in 2016. The exes share three kids: daughter Presley, born in 2011, daughter Bennett, born in 2014, and son Joseph, born in 2016. Travis and Meghan have shared joint legal and physical custody since 2021.)
At the hearing, the court ordered Meghan to bring one of their sons to court and turn him over to Travis. Per the order, Meghan was not to have contact with the child until December 6, and then she would have monitored visitation. Travis will have temporary physical custody of the son.
Meghan will also be allowed to FaceTime her children, but Travis can monitor the calls.
In addition, the judge ordered both parties to refrain from using illegal drugs or non-prescribed medications while having custody of their kids.
The judge ordered Meghan to submit to drug testing within six hours of a request from Travis, for which he will pay the fees. If Meghan fails two consecutive drug tests, she will have her custody immediately suspended.
Travis cannot request more than three tests per month, unless one of the tests is positive.
The temporary decision came after Travis claimed Meghan had refused to allow him to see the child for a period of time.
He said, “I have reached out to local police to enforce the current order, but they have not been helpful. I am concerned for [the son’s welfare] and feel that the ‘system’ has completely failed him.”
“This behavior on the part of [Meghan] has been occurring for over a year and I feel that nobody is advocating [for his son]. I need assistance from the court to ensure that [his son’s] needs are met, that my son and I continue to have a close and loving relationship.”
Travis alleged Meghan had failed to take their son to school countless times, which led to officials threatening to call the district attorney.
As Us first reported, Meghan adamantly denied Travis’ allegations in his motion and opposed him being awarded primary custody of their kids.
“Travis continues to misuse the court process to get his way,” Meghan said. “His [court] filings appear intended to punish and control me, not to protect the children. Travis is using the family court system as a tool of coercive control and retaliation.”
Meghan claimed that the son that Travis said she was keeping from him did not want to see his dad. She claimed it was partly due to an incident with her, their son and Travis during a recent custody exchange.
“While trying to leave with … Travis began chasing us in Gina’s SUV, cutting me off, and slamming on the brakes in front of our car. [One of the kids] flew forward inside the vehicle and was terrified,” Meghan alleged.
Meghan claimed she was working on the kid’s school attendance. In response, Travis denied the claims he chased his ex in an SUV.
“I never attempted to run her vehicle off the road,” Travis said. He claimed he had the son in question later that night and the child did not seem upset at all.
On October 30, the judge suspended Travis’ custody of the son until the hearing in November, when he decided to reinstate his custody.
The exes are set to appear in court in January to inform the judge of any updates.
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