{"id":870603,"date":"2026-10-04T15:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/870603\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T15:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:42:10","slug":"carmella-garcia-shares-updates-on-kids-co-parenting-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/870603\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmella Garcia Shares Updates on Kids &#038; Co-Parenting (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The kids are doing great,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Presley started college, which was super sad. I went with my ex-husband and my one son, and we took her to college and so I cried a ton. It was really hard. And then I had to drive home in a car with my ex-husband for six hours. That was a little much,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Jax is a sophomore in high school. He&#8217;s doing well. Faith started high school. JJ is a Senior, so he&#8217;s going to college. So everybody, they&#8217;re all doing great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trending Shorts<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/shorts\/embedded\/show\/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county\n<\/p>\n<p>Where does Carmella Garcia stand with her ex-husband Jeff Garcia today?<\/p>\n<p>Although Carmella couldn&#8217;t handle the drive with Jeff, she told Bravo Insider that they are still in a good place today. &#8220;I love my ex-husband. He is a good co-parent,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We fight sometimes, but we&#8217;ve got a very good relationship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/where-is-the-real-housewives-of-orange-county-filmed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Where Is The Real Housewives of Orange County Filmed?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who is Carmella Garcia&#8217;s ex-husband, Jeff Garcia?<\/p>\n<p>Carmella was married to Jeff, a former NFL quarterback. During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/stream-tv\/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county?cid=2411evginsdredinbcrownedi26811&amp;utm_campaign=2411evginsdredi&amp;utm_source=insdredi_nbcupt_st-sv&amp;utm_medium=own_edi_artl&amp;utm_term=insidereditorialreaders&amp;utm_content=therealhousewivesoforangecounty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RHOC<\/a> Season 20, Episode 1, Carmella revealed that she and Jeff are not &#8220;legally divorced&#8221; but still have a good relationship for their kids. &#8220;Jeff and I don&#8217;t have a custody agreement,&#8221; she said during the episode. &#8220;We share them. And if one of them needs their mom and it&#8217;s 11 o&#8217;clock at night, I&#8217;m going over to Jeff&#8217;s and I&#8217;m picking them up. And then we spend, like, the holidays together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county-season-20-cast-bios-photos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meet the RHOC Season 20 Cast (Official Bios and Photos)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carmella Garcia opens up about her life as a mom to her four kids<\/p>\n<p>Carmella has opened up about her kids on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therealcarmellagarcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> account, sharing how much they have supported her amid joining the cast of RHOC. She took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da8XbsDmijK\/img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> on July 18, where she posted a photo from her party celebrating her addition to RHOC. &#8220;To my best friends, amazing children, and God children, thank you for always loving me and supporting me unconditionally,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;This journey has been surreal and having you all by my side means everything. I love you all more than you know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She also took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdlNqe9mzOg\/img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> on Sept. 22, where she revealed that Jax just turned 16 years old. &#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of you and everything you&#8217;ve become,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;I love seeing you happy and having so much fun. It&#8217;s hard to believe how fast the years have gone by. I&#8217;m holding these last couple of years before college close. Love you always.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;The kids are doing great,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Presley started college, which was super sad. 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