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Updated · Us Weekly · Jul 20
Kirsten Storms Urges End to Speculation Over 12-Year-Old Daughter as Custody Fight Continues
Updated
Updated · Us Weekly · Jul 20

Kirsten Storms Urges End to Speculation Over 12-Year-Old Daughter as Custody Fight Continues

3 articles · Updated · Us Weekly · Jul 20

Summary

  • Kirsten Storms, 42, asked fans in a July 19 Instagram post to stop speculating about her custody dispute with ex-husband Brandon Barash, saying their 12-year-old daughter is now old enough to search her name online.
  • Storms described the case as a disagreement between two divorced parents that she expects to be resolved, while urging people not to assume a larger crisis.
  • The renewed attention follows Barash, 46, filing an emergency restraining order against Storms in April and seeking custody of Harper Rose in December 2025, according to legal documents.
  • The former General Hospital couple split in 2016 after marrying in 2013 and had been coparenting before relocating from California to Tennessee in 2025, where Barash later sought changes to their original agreement.

Insights

What caused an amicable celebrity divorce to devolve into a bitter cross-country custody dispute years later?
When a child can Google their parents' custody battle, has the legal system failed to protect them?
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