Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro granted primary physical custody of daughter Ariana, 4, after cour

June 2021 · 3 minute read

JERSEY Shore star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro has been granted primary physical custody of his daughter Ariana, 4, after a court battle with his ex Jenn Harley, stunning court documents show. 

The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal that Ronnie, 36, won physical custody of his daughter after a judge ruled in his favor. 

The judge wrote in the final decision that "Ariana's primary residence is with the father in California. This order is made with the knowledge that Ariana will be starting school soon and needs a primary residence with one parent. Ariana will be with father at all times." 

Meanwhile, Ariana's mother, Jenn, 32, who Jersey Shore fans will recall had a tumultuous relationship with the reality star, was granted visits that may be exercised in her home state of Nevada. 

"During the school year, the mother will have custody every second, third, fourth and fifth weekend from Friday at 6 pm until Sunday at 6 pm," the judge ordered, while Ronnie will keep his daughter for the first weekend. 

"Parents have joint legal custody and in the event of a disagreement father shall have tiebreaker authority after making a good faith effort to meet and confer," the judge added. 

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In the summer, Ronnie and Jenn will alternate two weeks on and two weeks off for their time with their daughter.  

In the ruling, the judge ordered that "neither parent will consume any alcohol during his or her custodial periods." 

The MTV star, who fans saw only briefly during the last season of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, had told his co-star Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino that he is sober following a recent inpatient rehab stay. 

"This has been one of the hardest years that I've ever had to face and I've been through I understand, and that's part of recovery as well. And what matters is that I got through it, and I'm going to continue to get through it and take it one day at a time, and I'm gonna own up to my mistakes and my side of the street is clean," Ronnie said during the episode.

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The MTV star had previously admitted to a rehab attempt in 2019 as well.  

Both Jenn and Ronnie have had multiple domestic violence arrests and rehab attempts in the past several years.  

JENN'S ARREST 

Jenn was arrested in July of 2021 for domestic battery and assault with a deadly weapon on her boyfriend. 

At the time a rep for Jenn said that she had "decided to check into a Las Vegas rehab facility to seek treatment for her alcohol dependency.  

“She made the decision to get help because she wants to be the best parent she can be for her children." 

RONNIE'S ARRESTS

Ronnie was currently on probation for his 2019 arrest for alleged domestic violence involving his ex, Jenn when he was arrested in another incident involving his fiancée Saffire Matos, which led to another domestic violence-related arrest for him in April of 2021. 

As The U.S. Sun previously exclusively reported, Ronnie and Saffire broke up this past summer.

SHORE EXIT 

Ronnie announced he was stepping away from his show Jersey Shore: Family Vacation in May of 2021, following the arrest for domestic violence in the incident involving Saffire.  

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In a statement he posted to Instagram, the 35-year-old wrote: "After talking to the team at MTV we have mutually agreed that I will step away from the show while I seek medical treatment for mental health issues that I've ignored too long. 

"My number one goal now is facing my struggles head-on."  

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