In April 2014, Jeff Tarpley took ex-wife Sherri Shepherd to court for an emergency hearing seeking temporary physical custody of the former couple’s then nine-year-old son. Per People, Tarpley requested to be awarded full custody of Jeffrey, with Shepherd having “no visitation until the court rules on this issue at the hearing.” The proceeding, however, didn’t take place until a couple of months later, as the court saw no reason for an emergency hearing. According to Tarpley, who threw bad parenting allegations at Shepherd, his son with the television host was not receiving adequate care as he was often left with nannies who could not cater to his immediate needs. The custody petition also listed Shepherd’s busy work schedule as the reason she neglected and deprived their young son of “access to basic educational needs, a nurturing and loving environment.”
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Shepherd promptly fired back at Tarpley, describing him as an absent father and revealing that he lived in California while she lived in New Jersey with their son (per TMZ). Despite the back and forth between the estranged couple, Shepherd was eventually awarded full custody of Jeffrey, with Tarpley getting only visitation rights, per The Daily Mail. Though a nice victory, Shepherd’s legal battles were far from over, as she was caught up in yet another child custody battle.
