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Court Grants Biermann Temporary Custody of Four Children

Published 4 April 2026

A Georgia court has temporarily placed four minor children in the full physical custody of their father, former NFL player Kroy Biermann, as part of an ongoing custody dispute with their mother, reality television personality Kim Zolciak. The order, issued this week, requires Zolciak to complete four parent therapy sessions by April 13 before she can resume visitation under the existing joint parenting plan.

The ruling stems from Biermann's recent court filing seeking sole custody of the children: 14-year-old Kroy Jr., 13-year-old Kash, and 12-year-old twins Kaia and Kane. In documents filed last week, Biermann alleged that Zolciak had been unavailable to the children, spending approximately five weeks abroad for work and having minimal contact with them between late February and late March. He claimed she used her parenting time only once during that period, on March 9, when one child was bitten by a dog. Biermann further accused Zolciak of failing to attend previously required therapy sessions and not complying with a temporary joint custody agreement signed earlier this year. He described her actions as involving fraud and deceit in their prior custody arrangements, arguing...

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