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Kelly Rutherford Opens Up About Her Kids Following Lengthy Custody Dispute

Kelly Rutherford and ex Daniel Giersch shared custody of their two kids before he lost his visa and returned to Europe

While Rutherford was pregnant with their daughter, Helena, who was born in June 2009, she filed for divorce from Giersch, and the estranged couple began fighting over custody of their children. In December 2015, the Monaco judge’s decision reconfirmed that Giersch would have full custody while Rutherford was granted extensive visitation rights. While Rutherford struggled to bring her kids back to the U.S. for years, she said that keeping “love” in her “heart” helped her get through missing the special moments as her children grew up.

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