Steve Burton called retired ex-wife Sheree Gustin’s “manipulation” amid their contentious custody conflict complete their kids.
The “General Hospital” character submitted alleged texts from Gustin from March, successful which they were arguing complete visitation of their 11-year-old daughter, Brooklyn, according to docs obtained by TMZ.
“This is manipulation. You signed an order,” Burton allegedly wrote successful 1 of nan texts, which was sent to Gustin connected March 14.
“So nan consequence should person been hey brook your dada has you a batch successful nan summer.. but I cognize your privilege is not having her walk clip pinch us. Activities do not trump clip pinch family.”
His matter continued, “Again this is thing that you signed and you decided to neglect that and now put it connected brook.. and now you get to opportunity dada won’t fto you. erstwhile you should person said it’s not gonna work. So now you’ll beryllium capable to opportunity you made a correction and we should schedule my weeks.”
In response, Gustin told her ex — who moved to Tennessee — that their pre-teen wanted to beryllium a portion of a inferior lifeguards programme wherever they unrecorded successful California.
“No it’s not. I told you she wanted to do jr guards,” she allegedly wrote, per docs obtained by TMZ. “You knew this. You are nan 1 who decided to move. Her life is here. She’s going to beryllium much progressive successful things.”
The mom of 5 told Burton she was “willing to work” pinch him, but based on that Brooklyn “shouldn’t beryllium constricted to activities she wants to do” because he “insist[s]” connected her being successful Tennessee.
“That’s not correct aliases adjacent to her,” she concluded. “Please conscionable bask your play pinch your daughter. I’m done talking astir this.”
In different connection obtained by nan outlet, Burton claimed Gustin has “never been consenting to work” pinch him connected “anything.”
“If you were, we ne'er would’ve gone to tribunal successful nan first spot conscionable to spot my daughter,” he allegedly said.
Earlier this week, nan “Last Castle” actor, 55, revenge tribunal documents claiming Gustin was interfering pinch his custodial clip pinch Brooklyn, per TMZ.
He asked for a judge’s assistance pinch getting his ex-wife to comply pinch their custody statement — which they finalized successful December 2023 — that states that they will stock associated ineligible and beingness custody of their 2 insignificant children, Brooklyn and Jack, who was 17 astatine nan time. (They’re besides parents to 22-year-old girl Makena.)
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Burton claims Gustin has refused to springiness him their girl this summer, and alternatively enrolled Brooklyn successful a six-week programme successful California that conflicts pinch nan clip she would beryllium successful Tennessee pinch her dad.
Burton asked nan tribunal to bid Gustin to travel their custody statement and to punishment her for $5,000.
As Page Six antecedently reported, Burton announced successful 2022 that he was divorcing his then-pregnant wife, Gustin, aft learning that she was carrying a kid who was not his.
“I wanted to clear thing up. Sheree and I are separated,” he wrote connected his Instagram Story astatine nan time. “She precocious announced that she’s expecting her 4th child. The kid is not mine.”
The exes finalized their divorce in December 2023.
Two months later, Gustin gave commencement to babe No. 5. She shares some kids pinch hubby Jason Amador.
Meanwhile, Burton tied nan knot pinch Michelle Lundstrom successful an friendly Orthodox religion ceremonial successful Laguna Beach, California, past May.