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Meghan King is being accused of giving one of her twin sons, seven-year-old Hayes, medication he was not prescribed.
After Kelly Dodd, 50, revealed on TikTok that Meghan, 41, gave her child Ritalin, prompting a Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation that ultimately awarded her ex-husband, Jim Edmonds, 55, with full custody of her three kids, new details about the Real Housewives of Orange County alum’s custody loss have been revealed.
According to a November 20 report from Page Six, Meghan allegedly gave Ritalin to Hayes on multiple occasions, despite the fact that he has not been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and requested that the nurse at his school do the same.
In addition to the nurse alerting CPS, Jim and his wife, Kortnie O’Connor, 41, who he married in 2022, were also contacted and immediately flew back to Missouri from their home in Tennessee.
Following the investigation, Meghan was restricted to supervised visits with her and Jim’s three children, who also include Hayes’ twin brother, seven-year-old Hart, and their daughter, eight-year-old Aspen. Currently, she is allowed to see them twice a week, and a temporary restraining order has been granted.
According to a separate report from The U.S. Sun, Jim and Kortnie moved the three children into their new $4.1 million Nashville home after Meghan’s custody loss, and they will be living there part-time for the time being.
As the outlet noted, the couple purchased the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home, which is located in Franklin, 21 miles outside of Nashville, in October 2024, and months later, they sold their seven-bedroom, 9.5-bathroom home in St. Louis for $7.75 million.
Jim and Kortnie’s new home boasts 4,700 square feet, a Southern-style front porch, lush landscaping, and a two-stall barn with a goat barn, potting house, and a shed.
Meghan and Jim are due in court on December 9, when a more permanent arrangement will be made.