The custody war between Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann just flipped upside down. A Georgia judge granted the former NFL player primary physical custody of their four minor children after he filed an emergency motion accusing the reality star of neglect.
The ruling is temporary. But for now, Biermann controls the house. Zolciak gets limited parenting time, every other weekend.
The couple will continue to share joint legal custody. But Biermann now holds final decision-making authority over education, non-emergency medical care, and religious matters. That means he calls the shots on everything from doctor visits to which schools the kids attend.
The four children at the center of the battle are Kroy Jr., 14, Kash, 13, and twins Kaia and Kane, 12. Biermann also adopted Zolciak’s two older daughters from previous relationships, but they are adults now.
Biermann didn’t wait. He filed his emergency motion on April 22, arguing that Zolciak was “unstable and unfit” to parent. In court documents, he claimed she is “more selfishly concerned with her own image and her work options” than the children’s well-being.
He pointed to a five-week stretch from February 26 to March 29 when Zolciak was out of the country filming two TV shows. During that time, he alleged she barely used her parenting time. On the one night she did take the kids, one of them suffered a dog bite.
Zolciak already lost custody once before last month. A judge stripped her of parenting time until she completed four court-ordered therapy sessions. She finished them over seven days and got the kids back. Now, just weeks later, the same result, but this time with an emergency ruling attached.
Zolciak isn’t staying quiet. She said the decision is temporary until a full hearing on May 21. “While I want this process to be over for my children more than anything, I am looking forward to our court date on May 21st when we will finally be provided with an opportunity to present the truth.”
Her lawyer called Biermann’s motion “unwarranted” and lacking factual support. Zolciak has maintained that her five weeks away were work-related. “I spent five weeks away working on two TV shows to support my family,” she said. “Something I will never apologize for.”
The May 21 hearing will determine whether this temporary loss of custody becomes permanent. Until then, Biermann has the kids. Zolciak has every other weekend. And the war over one of reality TV’s most chaotic divorces keeps getting uglier.
