Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee.Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images
Aryn Drake-Lee and Jesse Williams.Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images
The new court records, however, state that Williams requested to modify “the physical child custody and visitation orders,” which was denied.
“The Court does not find sufficient basis to modify the current child custody and visitation orders. The Court further finds that [William]’s request to modify the child custody and visitation orders is not in the best interest of the minor children,” the documents state.
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Williams and Drake-Lee, both 39,wedin September 2012 after more than five years together, but the actorfiled for divorcein April 2017. Since then, the pair have weathered a series of court battles regarding custody of their children and Williams' child support.
In the October filing, Williams was ordered to pay his ex-wife $40,000 in child support every month, as well as over $100,000 in two upcoming spousal support payments.
Previously, in June 2018, he was ordered to pay more than$50,000 per month in child supportin addition to the$50,695 per month in spousal supportthat he had paid Drake-Lee since January 2018.
Months later, the actorfiled an appeal to fight the order, claiming he pays too much.
Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee.Paul Redmond/WireImage
Drake-Lee spoke to PEOPLE in May 2019 about the toll thefraught divorce and custody battlehad taken on her family, including her children.
“When you start spinning, the children start spinning, so even if you’re looking at them and you’re telling them everything is fine, they know it’s not fine because they can feel it’s not fine,” she said.
“I talk to them on their level,” Drake-Lee added. “It’s also okay for the children to see me crying, to see that I’m having a hard day today. Because that lets them know that when they have those hard days, there’s also room for that.”
source: people.com
