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Keshia Knight Pulliam Wins Custody Battle With Ex-Husband Ed Hartwell

Keshia Knight Pulliam Wins Custody Battle With Ex-Husband Ed Hartwell
Keshia Knight Pulliam and Ed Hartwell
By Lauren Porter · Updated October 24, 2020

Actress Keshia Knight-Pulliam and her ex-husband, Ed Hartwell are now officially divorced.

The former child star won big in an ugly custody and separation battle with the former NFL star, according to TMZ. 

Under their divorce agreement, the Cosby Show alum was awarded primary custody of the couple’s one-year-old daughter, Ella Grace while the former Real Housewives of Atlanta star gets visitation rights with a monthly $3,007 child support bill. 

As per the couple’s agreement, they also compromised on the fight regarding their daughter’s last name.

Both wanted Ella Grace to bear only their last name. They ultimately found a middle ground, agreeing that she could have a hyphenated moniker. 

Pulliam and Hartwell surprised everyone when they tied the knot before the turn of the New Year in 2016 and in July of 2017, the 39-year-old announced she was expecting her first child. 

Legal documents also shared that Hartwell is also now living with his pregnant girlfriend.