{"id":1912954,"date":"2026-05-01T13:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1912954"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:53:02","slug":"kim-zolciak-temporarily-loses-primary-custody-of-kids-in-kroy-biermann-divorce-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1912954","title":{"rendered":"Kim Zolciak Temporarily Loses Primary Custody of Kids in Kroy Biermann Divorce Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/45\/16by9\/2026\/04\/29\/457995b6ce144d9397919430213b37d1_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Kim Zolciak Temporarily Loses Primary Custody of Kids in Kroy Biermann Divorce Battle<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Kim Zolciak<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Loses Primary Physical Custody of Kids, for Now &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">After Ex Kroy Claims &#8216;Neglect&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-01T06:53:02-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:53 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-01T09:27:45-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 1, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:27 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d268fb633cd571f3e2dd0c7602b2ef67\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260429_457995b6ce144d9397919430213b37d1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:92530a0f-fd45-4672-9d27-e0965efd1de4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/45\/4by3\/2026\/04\/29\/457995b6ce144d9397919430213b37d1_md.jpg\" alt=\"kim and kroy getty main 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c16cedd9381b85ab93afa2db3f61b989\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kim-zolciak\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kim Zolciak<\/strong><\/a>has temporarily lost primary custody of the kids she shares with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kroy-biermann\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kroy Biermann<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; the latest twist in their messy legal battle, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-94e18ac08f3c80d6a60eb1b6fb0d21a8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>A judge just ruled on Kroy&#8217;s emergency motion and gave him primary physical custody of the kids.\u00a0 The &#8216;Real Housewives of Atlanta&#8217; alum will have limited parenting time with their 4 minor children every other weekend.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-58be551fd40eb71cbea160a09a9a3905\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Kim and Kroy will continue to share joint legal custody of the children, but Kroy has final decision-making authority regarding educational, non-emergency medical, and religious decisions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9259fe37660bb2fc7f6b2ae88b4190d0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250620_f0a42fbde7954cf3a6251f7a60891169\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:92530a0f-fd45-4672-9d27-e0965efd1de4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f0\/4by3\/2025\/06\/20\/f0a42fbde7954cf3a6251f7a60891169_md.jpg\" alt=\"kim zolciak kroy biermann kids instagram\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5a2ab5ee83f5c3731f8aedc756b981de\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time &#8230; Kim&#8217;s custody was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/03\/kim-zolciak-cannot-see-kids-until-done-with-therapy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>limited<\/strong><\/a> last month, only to get reinstated after she completed court-ordered therapy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e3f41e29ff7af548a1ce6deb3fbee2b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Kroy has been pushing hard to keep the kids away from her &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/22\/kim-zolciak-denies-ex-kroys-allegation-that-she-neglects-kids\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>filing a motion<\/strong><\/a> last week accusing Kim of neglect and claiming she&#8217;s &#8220;more selfishly concerned with her own image and her work options&#8221; than their children\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d6429eca6752b01327658df7c0db5a45\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The ex-NFL player argued all 4 should be under one roof &#8230; calling Kim &#8220;unstable and unfit&#8221; and requesting an emergency hearing to change custody immediately.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c92b9b7e07ce52ab3a6b92d02a6b91b6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250620_798e269e389545e5930b3a1c771b56cd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:92530a0f-fd45-4672-9d27-e0965efd1de4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/79\/4by3\/2025\/06\/20\/798e269e389545e5930b3a1c771b56cd_md.jpg\" alt=\"kim zolciak kroy biermann kids instagram 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ed0882a3e6956746117d788fba31328f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Kim tells TMZ &#8230; the April 29 decision by a senior (retired) judge is only temporary, pending a full hearing once they return to court. She claims the order stemmed from what she describes as an emergency motion filed by Kroy, aimed at getting the case in front of a senior judge rather than their assigned judge \u2014 who, she says, has previously denied his requests for immediate hearings despite multiple filings she calls false.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5a07da8de46eddb6ea32319eb3b14aeb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Kim adds that while she wants the process resolved quickly for her children\u2019s sake, she\u2019s eager for a full court hearing where she believes the truth will come out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/01\/kim-zolciak-temporarily-loses-custody-of-kids\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:92530a0f-fd45-4672-9d27-e0965efd1de4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/01\/kim-zolciak-temporarily-loses-custody-of-kids\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:92530a0f-fd45-4672-9d27-e0965efd1de4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"twitter-footer\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/22\/kim-zolciak-denies-ex-kroys-allegation-that-she-neglects-kids\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:92530a0f-fd45-4672-9d27-e0965efd1de4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":1}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0f\/16by9\/2026\/04\/22\/0fb066e499fa48afa741996b84c8af10_xs.png\" alt=\"kroy biermann kim zolciak main getty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Kim Zolciak\u2019s Ex Kroy Claims RHOA Star \u2018Neglects\u2019 Kids, She Denies<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/22\/lee-big-poppa-najjar-dead\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:92530a0f-fd45-4672-9d27-e0965efd1de4\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":2}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2f\/16by9\/2026\/04\/22\/2fddadf0e4ac45239318bfa502690941_xs.jpg\" alt=\"lee najjar getty 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        &#8216;Real Housewives of Atlanta&#8217; 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