Nia Long (L), Ime Udoka (R).Photo:FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty, Jason Miller/Getty
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty, Jason Miller/Getty
Nia Long’scustody battle with exIme Udokahas been finalized.
The former couple will continue to share joint custody, but Long will have sole physical custody with reasonable visitation for Udoka. The reason given, per the documents, is Udoka’s need to travel with his team, the Houston Rockets, during and around the NBA season.
The stipulation reads, “Udoka shall have reasonable visitation with Kez, which may take into consideration Kez’s schedule and concerns but shall not prevent or interfere with Kez’s visitation with Udoka.”
Udoka is responsible for paying for any travel for Kez to visit him while on the road, as well as Kez’s nanny, who will help transport him between his parents on such occasions.
“If the parties are unable to agree upon Udoka’s visitation with Kez, they shall consult and work together with Kez’s treating therapist to encourage the visits with Udoka, and the therapist will inform the parties of what is best for Kez.”
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When it comes to vacation and holidays, “The parties shall share or alternate holidays when Udoka is available and Udoka may have up to three non-consecutive weeks of vacation time with Kez each year, which may take into consideration Kez’s schedule and concerns but shall not prevent or interfere with Kez’s visitation with Udoka.”
“The parties shall notify each other of their intended summer vacation time with Kez no later than April of each year,” the documents read.
Reps for Long and Udoka did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
In August, Longfiled for legal and physical custodyof her son after claiming that her ex-fiancé “has failed” to support their child.
The filing came eight months after Long and Udokaendedtheir13-year relationshipin December 2022.
The couple had beenengagedsince 2015 and welcomed son Kez in 2011. Long is also mom to son Massai Zhivago Dorsey II, 23, whom she shares with ex-fiancé, actor Massai Z. Dorsey.
The split followed theformer Boston Celtics head coach’s suspensionlast September for analleged affair Udoka had with a female subordinatewithin the team’s organization that PEOPLE later confirmed.
Longissued a statement exclusively to PEOPLEat the time: “The outpouring of love and support from family, friends, and the community during this difficult time means so much to me. I ask that my privacy be respected as I process the recent events. Above all, I am a mother and will continue to focus on my children.”
In April, Udoka addressed the affair while speaking to the media in Houston, where he was asked about his rocky ending with the Celtics. “I released a statement months ago when everything happened and apologized to a lot of people for the tough position I put them in,” he said.
At the time, part of his offseason work on himself included “leadership and sensitivity training” as well as counseling with his son “to help him improve the situation that I put him in,” said Udoka. “You can grow from adversity and I think I’ve done that this year if you spend it in the right direction or take the right steps.”
source: people.com
