{"id":1946256,"date":"2026-05-20T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1946256"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:00:59","slug":"rhoc-gina-kirschenheiters-boyfriend-wins-primary-custody-of-3-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1946256","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;RHOC\u2019 Gina Kirschenheiter\u2019s Boyfriend Wins Primary Custody of 3 Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/08\/16by9\/2026\/05\/20\/088924574a0247f8a4024c0e16742d79_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;RHOC\u2019 Gina Kirschenheiter\u2019s Boyfriend Wins Primary Custody of 3 Kids<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;RHOC&#8217; Gina Kirschenheiter\u2019s BF<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Gains Primary Custody of Kids<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">In Bitter Court War<\/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=\"2026-05-20T10:00:59-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 20, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            10:00 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d31d35eb3cc5be5c75c71b1d6ab45c83\" 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_20260520_088924574a0247f8a4024c0e16742d79\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ff9560ff-377e-4e9e-8b79-ac46f92385e3\" 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\/08\/4by3\/2026\/05\/20\/088924574a0247f8a4024c0e16742d79_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Gina-Kirschenheiter-Travis-Mullen-getty-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-990d286c89801bcd57ab234664bab797\" 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>&#8216;Real Housewives of Orange County&#8217; star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/gina-kirschenheiter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Gina Kirschenheiter<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s boyfriend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/travis-mullen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Travis Mullen<\/strong><\/a>, was awarded primary custody of his three kids with his ex-wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/meghan-mullen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Meghan Mullen<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-098067bd2cd9d7986950d9d94d88ed4e\" 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>According to court docs obtained by TMZ, an OC judge awarded Travis full physical and legal custody in an order signed on May 13.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-988ff2f0057b6004a98f047ac81232dc\" 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>Per the order, Meghan will have visitation with the two daughters and supervised visits with her son. Per the order, Meghan also has to submit to drug and alcohol tests.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1ec831019a5b7f286f75e7b5816b64ee\" 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>Travis and Meghan were instructed to keep their communications \u201ccivil, courteous and polite.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e2cdb8048040e016f435fa2943f19c43\" 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_20260520_3cb5add6960349b6853a983a1eb7799c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ff9560ff-377e-4e9e-8b79-ac46f92385e3\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img 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