Former couple shares three children together
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Grimes has sued Elon Musk over a matter concerning the three children they share together, according to reports.
On 29 September, Grimes, born Claire Boucher, filed a “petition to establish parental relationship” in a California court, according to documents obtained by Page Six.
The petition is a means of identifying a child’s legal parents when they are unmarried. It can be used to begin proceedings for either child custody or child support orders. Grimes has yet to request either of them.
While the docket for the case is public, the filings have been sealed, Page Six reported. The outlet said it does not appear that Musk has responded to the petition.
The news comes weeks after the singer issued a public plea to Musk to see her son after author Walter Issacson shared a photo of Musk with his twins born in 2021. According to Issacson, Grimes was “outraged” to learn about the children Musk shares with Shivon Zilis at the same time as the general public. In a now-deleted tweet to Issacson, Grimes wrote: “Tell Shivon to unblock me and Elon to let me see my son or plz respond to my lawyer.”
“I have never even been allowed to see a photo of these children until this moment, despite the situation utterly ripping my family apart.”
On 10 September, Grimes took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to de-escalate the narrative about her relationship with Zilis. “I spoke with Shivon at length finally, which was long overdue,” she posted.
“This wasn’t her fault, plz [sic] don’t be angry at her! We respect each other a lot and we’re excited to become friends and have the kids grow up together.”
“Communication about the twins wasn’t handled super well in the past, but I now totally understand what happened and totally forgive the situation,” she continued. “Women are so often pitted against each other. Speaking with Shivon, it’s very evident she’s an amazing human and we both just want what’s best for our kids.”
