Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann reportedly need to cough up $5,000 for a parental fitness evaluator amid their ongoing divorce.
According to documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight Tuesday, the estranged couple has been court-ordered to pay for evaluator Dr. Leroy E. Reese, Ph.D to determine if they are appropriately equipped to continue serving as guardians to their four children: Kroy “KJ” Jagger Jr., 12, Kash, 11, and twins Kaia Rose and Kane Ren, 10.
According to the documents, Dr. Reese can request a custody evaluation if the first test does not give favorable results. However, he is not allowed to recommend which parent would be a better guardian.
Each party is equally responsible for the bill, meaning Zolciak and Biermann are each liable for $2,500, per the documents.
Zolciak or Biermann’s reps didn’t return ’s request for comment.
The reported court order comes as the former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, 45, and retired NFL player, 38, navigate a nasty divorce, which includes financial hardship and explosive fights that have required police intervention.
In July 2023, for instance, Zolciak called law enforcement and told them her husband had locked her out of their house, stolen her car keys and screamed in her face.
Last October, she claimed to police that Biermann locked himself in their master bedroom with both of their cell phones so she couldn’t leave the house. “I need to leave because I don’t feel safe here,” she told the operator.
In November 2023, one of their children called the police after a fight got out of hand. It was later reported that one of their sons told officers “his dad was hitting his mom.”…
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