After resolving their custody battle,Southern CharmstarsKathryn DennisandThomas Ravenelgot together to spend Christmas with their two children.
The exes both appeared in photos on her Instagram Story showing their daughter Kensie, 5, and son Saint, 3, opening gifts on Christmas morning.
Dennis, 28, shared several selfies of herself and her kids, plus candid moments from her many attempts at a family Christmas portrait, which did not include Ravenel, 57. “No idea how families get all of these perfect family photos. this is our version ?❤️ merry christmas,” the mom of two captioned three photos of the trio onInstagram.
This Christmas marked the second holiday sincethe exes finalized a custody agreementin November. (The pairspent Thanksgivingwith their kids, separately.)
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Dennis and Ravenel, who no longer stars onSouthern Charm, previously agreed to share joint legal and physical custody of their two children, with Ravenel having “primary legal custody,” his lawyer told PEOPLE.
“The parties’ custody agreement awarded Mr. Ravenel primary legal custody of the minor children,” his lawyer said in a statement. “The parties currently share physical custody of the children on a 36%/64% split, with Ms. Dennis having the children five out of fourteen overnights and Mr. Ravenel having the children nine out of fourteen overnights.”
Three years prior to the November 2019 agreement, Dennis lost full custody of her children in 2016 and entered rehab after testing positive for marijuana. Ravenel was awarded full custody at the time.
In October 2018, Dennis filed documents in Charleston seeking to obtain primary custody of the two children after Ravenel was arrested and charged with assault and battery in the second degree.
Then a month later, in September, Ravenel pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and battery after his children’s former nanny accused him of rape. He agreed to pay a $500 fine in lieu of a 30-day jail sentence. Ravenel and the nanny, Dawn, reached a $125,000 settlement in October, with Ravenel agreeing to pay $45,000 in her personal legal fees and an additional $80,000 to a local nonprofit aiding adult survivors of sexual assault.
Speaking to PEOPLE in November about her custody agreement with Ravenel, Dennis expressed relief that the court battle was over.
“I feel good that we actually are moving forward,” she said. “I feel like we had been at a standstill and my whole life has been stunted from that. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted.”
source: people.com
