Well Sassy Muffins according to AJC.com, which always keeps us very up to date on most REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA bossip, Lisa Wu-Hartwell has filed a petition with the courts. Lisa is requesting a modification of her present parental situation concerning her older two sons with R&B singer Keith Sweat. Lisa is one of my favorites on the show so I am wishing her well on this custody battle. The skinny on the logistics are below.
"The best interest of the minor children will be served by modifying the current custody and visitation provisions to make Mother the primary physical condition of the minor children,” according to the court papers filed with the Superior Court of Fulton County. “Since the time of the Divorce Decree, Mother has remarried, owns a successful business and will provide a stable, loving, and nurturing environment in which she can raise the minor children.”
She is seeking “primary physical custody and joint legal custody with final decision-making on all issues regarding the minor children.” She will “reasonably engage Father in good faith discussions before any final decisions are made concerning the children's welfare.” The two children are Jordan Sweat, age 14, and Justin Sweat, age 11.
If she does get custody, she requests child support as well.
In 2003, Sweat received primary custody of the children. According to the final divorce decree written by Fulton Superior Court judge Cynthia D. Wright, Sweat and Wu Hartwell married in 1992 and had the judge termed at the time an “extremely tumultuous relationship.” Wright wrote that “there is evidence that Father has been violent towards Mother, but no evidence he has ever been violent with any of his children.”
The judge felt the children at the time “lacked structure in their lives, due in substantial part to Mother’s numerous business ventures and frequent trips out of town … Mother has a history of spending money on herself excessively rather than providing for the children … There was some evidence at trial that Mother implicitly participated in robbing Father in the presence of the children. She also took money from Father prior to the initiation of this matter. This behavior causes the Court to question Mother’s maturity and judgment.”
Although Sweat, too, travels frequently, the decree said Sweat's mom helped care for the children. “Father is capable of providing a stable, secure home environment for the boys where their care is not delegated to random third parties,” the judge wrote.
Wu Hartwell has had visitation rights and has said in past interviews she sees her sons frequently. Neither boy was shown on camera or even talked about on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” because Sweat would not give her legal permission to do so. Sweat is never mentioned by name on the show.
Wu Hartwell is currently married to former NFL player Ed Hartwell. They have a child, who we saw on the TV show, which began taping its second season Monday.
Carlos Scott, her publicist, said Wu Hartwell cannot speak on the subject while it’s in the court system. Wu Hartwell said nothing about the custody case on Saturday at her South Dekalb Mall appearance, though she did note that her ex-husband didn’t clear her sons to be on the show."
4 comments:
THIS SHOULD BE RATHER INTERESTING. I LIKE LISA WU TO.
Hopefully this will play out in the best interest of the children. it's hard to believe they took custody away from Lisa in the beginning
This makes no sense. Why would she want to file for primary custody now after all this time.
She wants primary custody for the child support b/c she was freaking out that Ed didn't get picked up by the Raiders. They have no money and she needs Keith's child support to support her, Ed, and Baby Hartwell.
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