Elon Musk and Grimes’ Custody Clash Over Three Kids Settled After Multistate Legal Dispute and Social Media Scrutiny

Sunita Somvanshi Sunita Somvanshi

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[{"selector":"#anim-8ca341bf-4c2e-4d1f-b9e4-7afe5191e4b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9b723d56-57ac-4d93-aa5c-f294f137dbc1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 95.86969%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-67bb1b46-9f89-4f6b-861a-e60d3732651b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f2790ab-ffbc-4e9f-8137-464827a7e277","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -142.08408%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-485163f1-2ea1-4fec-a07a-5c4d982ab3eb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-093d9c15-b88b-41e8-9c04-88d4924d112d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -3386.77069%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Grimes faced five months of separation from one child during what she called "resource asymmetry" battles, pushing her near bankruptcy while Musk maintained specialized legal teams. Photo Source: Heisenberg Medi (CC BY 2.0) Photo Source: Heisenberg Medi (CC BY 2.0)

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[{"selector":"#anim-6db79e7a-f11f-4b4e-9686-f3f5e98a7f64","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a7f76a46-eb08-4e21-b5fd-b42ba43ebcee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 95.86969%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5810902a-de1c-418d-9807-449700a5acc6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-458d0dd5-86ec-4825-951e-3c00897f8972","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -142.08408%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44b02ce6-9845-4b44-b249-10b14adc87fd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d40f38d-27ff-4abb-9677-91452caad5f8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -3386.77069%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Court records confirmed final meetings between Musk, Grimes, and their legal representatives in August before reaching resolution under Travis County family court jurisdiction. Photo Source: Daniel Oberhaus (CC BY 2.0) Photo Source: Daniel Oberhaus (CC BY 2.0)

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Elon Musk and Grimes’ Custody Clash Over Three Kids Settled After Multistate Legal Dispute and Social Media Scrutiny

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