Swirl Gone Wrong: RGIII Objects To Ex-Wife’s Custody Plan; Judge Set To Rule (Exclusive)
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NFL Star Objects To Ex-Wife’s Parenting Plan; Judge To Rule
Robert Griffin III and his ex-wife Rebecca Liddicoat are still clashing over custody and access to their toddler daughter, BOSSIP can reveal.
The pair have been in court since last year when Liddicoat tried to upend their custody agreement by limiting the player’s access to their daughter, arguing that it was in the tot’s best interest. Liddicoat initially proposed Griffin’s custody to either be “restricted” to her Texas county during the season or be changed to weekday access only, but also in her county.
Griffin objected to Liddicoat’s motion as would have created a major challenge for him to have regular access to the girl because of his rigorous training and game schedule with the Baltimore Ravens.
They went to mediation over the summer and later filed separate parenting plans to the judge that include a roadmap for custody. Under the plans – which were obtained by BOSSIP – Griffin and Liddicoat would continue to be daugher Reese’s “joint managing conservators,” and Griffin would get the girl one weekend a month as well as during the summertime.
Griffin is also supposed to reimburse Liddicoat for her $6,546 for medical, travel and legal fees, the proposed orders state.
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Although they’re close to a deal, they still don’t agree on issues like using a co-parenting app if communication breaks down, how much notice Griffin has to provide Liddicoat when he plans to take the child and whether one parent can take the child if the other is unable to.
Griffin also said he never agreed to Liddicoat’s contention that their old custody deal had become “unworkable” and that this new one was in the child’s best interest – a provision she included in her proposed plan.
A judge is set to rule on the custody plan later this week.
We’ve reached out to the lawyers for both Liddicoat and Griffin for comment.
Griffin and Liddicoat were married for three years before the player filed for divorce in Sept. 2016, citing that his marriage was irretrievably broken and there was no chance for reconciliation.
Griffin has since married athlete Grete Sadieko and has a baby daughter with her. Liddicoat has largely withdrawn from public life.
