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The ex-MLB player was granted full physical custody, with a hearing planned to decide if it will become permanent
As a result, the former Real Housewives star will miss Thanksgiving with her children, according to Page Six
Meghan King will reportedly be spending Thanksgiving apart from her three children after temporarily losing custody.
A source exclusively told Page Six exclusively that her children will celebrate the holiday with their father, Jim Edmonds, and his wife, Kortnie, in Tennessee.
A source tells PEOPLE exclusively that the decision to remove the children from King’s custody came after the Real Housewives of Orange County star, 41, allegedly gave Ritalin to one of her sons multiple times, even though the child had not been prescribed the medication by a doctor, according to the source, who also says that King allegedly asked a school nurse to administer the medication to her son. Page Six was first to report the news.
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“She tried to get the nurse to do it and then somebody from the school called CPS and they opened an investigation,” a source told PEOPLE on Nov. 21.
Following the report from the school employee to Child Protective Services, the source says that the children’s guardian ad litem, a court-appointed advocate, filed for a temporary restraining order against Meghan.
Following the removal of the children from her custody, King was granted supervised visitation of their kids, while Edmonds received sole physical custody, according to Us Weekly, which was first to report the news. The decision is temporary and a hearing will be held to determine if the custody arrangement will become permanent.
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King and Edmonds were married for five years before separating in 2019 and finalizing their divorce in 2021. The pair share three children: 8-year-old Aspen and 7-year-old twins Hart and Hayes.
Edmonds later married Kortnie, 40, with whom he went public with in 2020. The couple became engaged in 2021 and tied the knot in 2022.
However, tensions between King and the couple grew tense and an altercation took place in September 2025 where police were called to Edmonds’ home.
Kortnie allegedly phoned 911 after the confrontation with King, claiming the former reality star entered their home without permission and was “causing a disturbance,” per the police report.
Afterward, Edmonds’ representative issued a statement to PEOPLE denying King’s allegation.
“As usual, Meghan is telling tales. Her and Jim barely communicate, so if someone is emotionally abusing her it’s not Jim,” the rep shared at the time. “And she is not getting full custody; Jim is an active and present father to all his children.”
