ELON MUSK’S EX GRIMES REQUESTS DISMISSAL OF ‘INAPPROPRIATE’ PARENTAL LAWSUIT

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Elon Muskā€™s ex Grimes is seeking to dismiss the parental rights lawsuit that Musk filed in Texas last month, claiming she and the tech giantā€™s three children no longer live in the state.

The Canadian singer-songwriter claimed in her filing on October 6 that she and her children Tau Techno Mechanicus and Exa Dark Siderael, both 1 years old, moved to California “on or about” December 31, 2022.

Grimes disputed Muskā€™s claim that the family lived in the same home in Texas from May until July of this year.

She also alleges in the court docs that the SpaceX co-founder spends plenty of time on the West Coast, arguing that he is there two to three days a week.

In contrast, Musk, 52, is only in Austin, Texas, where he filed the suit, about 46 percent of the time, Grimes estimates.

The ā€œGenesisā€ singer concludes that she ā€œhad and continues to have no continuing, systematic or minimum contacts with Texas.ā€

ā€œThe courtā€™s assumption of jurisdiction in this proceeding is inappropriate due to the specific facts and circumstances of the parties to this suit, and would offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice,ā€ she states.

Grimesā€™ motion to dismiss the child custody case due to a location dispute is reminiscent of Sophie Turnerā€™s reasoning for requesting to toss out Joe Jonasā€™ recent divorce filing in Miami.

The ā€œGame of Thronesā€ star, 27, previously claimed that the Jonas Brothers member, 34, should not have filed in Florida since they had not been full-time residents there since earlier this year.

Turner and Jonas ultimately agreed this week, after four days of mediation, to resolve their issues outside of court and dismiss the Miami case altogether.

It is unclear where Musk stands on Grimesā€™ latest motion. Neither his reps or attorney has responded to Page Sixā€™s requests for comment.

However, the Twitter owner previously accused his ex of ā€œattempting to circumvent the jurisdictionā€ of the Texas court by declaring herself a non-resident of the state.

He claimed in his Sept. 13 filing that he had taken ā€œactual care, control and possession of each child since the birth of each child,ā€ noting more specifically that the care has taken place in Texas, where he allegedly resides full-time, for at least ā€œsix consecutive months.ā€

Grimes then filed her own parental rights lawsuit in San Francisco just days later on Sept. 29.

The ā€œOblivionā€ singer submitted a ā€œpetition to establish parental relationshipā€ in California, per Insider.

She also reportedly requested physical custody of the three kids and a ā€œstandard restraining orderā€ that would prevent either her or Musk from moving them out of California.

Her rep did not immediately return Page Sixā€™s request for comment on the latest filing.

Grimes and Musk dated off and on from 2018 until their split in March 2022, shortly after the singer welcomed Exa via surrogate.

Their youngest son, Tau, was born after Musk welcomed twins with his Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis in November 2021. The Tesla co-founder and Grimes also share 3-year-old son X AE A-XII.

 

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