Todd Tucker is reportedly asking a Georgia court for primary physical custody of the two children he shares with former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” celebrity Kandi Burruss. He is also asking for final decision making power if they cannot agree.
Multiple outlets including Page Six and Finance Monthly described his counter filing as a sharp escalation of their already tense divorce.
Reports from Reality Tea suggest that Tucker’s move hinges on his claim that Ace, 9, and Blaze, 6, have been living with him full time in Georgia while Burruss travels for demanding work projects out of state, a schedule he says could stretch her availability thin for months.
In the filing, he still calls her a loving and capable parent, but argues his day to day presence offers more stability right now.
Where this all started
Back in 2014, audiences watched Burruss and Tucker walk down the aisle on the Bravo wedding spin off built around their big day, after meeting while filming “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
They went on to welcome son Ace in 2016 and daughter Blaze in 2019, adding to a blended family that already included Burruss’ daughter Riley and Tucker’s daughter Kaela.
Just last month, Burruss publicly confirmed the end of the marriage after 11 years, saying she wanted to protect her peace while they focused on co-parenting.
In his response, Tucker claimed that the children are currently residing with him in Georgia while Burruss works outside the state, and he warned that her travel calendar will keep her away from home for at least the next several months.
Page Six noted that his filing asks the court to formalize what he describes as the current reality, even as he stresses that he hopes they can still settle things in good faith.
Prenuptial agreement dispute
Custody is not the only fight now on the table. Tucker is also targeting the prenuptial agreement he signed before their 2014 wedding, arguing that he faced heavy pressure to sign it only days before the ceremony and did not have proper legal counsel when the final version was placed in front of him.
Reality Tea notes that this echoes drama viewers saw years ago on the Bravo special “Kandi’s Wedding,” where cameras captured tension over the prenup on the eve of the ceremony. If a judge decides the agreement is unenforceable, millions in marital assets could be back on the table, and the door to alimony suddenly opens wider.
Reality Tea also reported that Burruss is pushing back on the suggestion that Tucker was railroaded into the deal, with new coverage showing she is even prepared to use old Bravo footage as evidence to counter his claims of pressure. I have to admit, there is something unsettling about watching reality show scenes get repurposed as evidence in a real divorce case, years after the episodes aired.
According to Yahoo’s summary of Us Weekly’s reporting, her legal team argues that discussions about the prenup were not a last minute ambush, and that Tucker understood what he was signing.
Legal commentary in outlets like Finance Monthly points out that challenging a prenup is a steep climb, yet even an unsuccessful challenge can slow a case down and raise the emotional and financial toll on both sides.
At the same time, Tucker’s custody request adds pressure on Burruss to defend both her parenting and her schedule, which includes touring, TV projects, and business ventures that often take her far from home. It is a lot of weight to put on any family, regardless of fame.