Post Malone’s ex has dropped a court petition that sought to move their three-year-old daughter from Utah to California after intense opposition from the singer.
The star (Austin Post) and his ex-girlfriend, Hee Sung “Jamie” Park, who had a daughter together in 2022, have been fighting over custody arrangements since April. The child is anonymous in court papers.
Park had been seeking through a California court petition to take primary custody of the child in Los Angeles, where she moved after splitting from Post this past fall. Post, however, brought his own custody case in Utah, where he says their daughter has lived most of her life and should remain.
The singer’s lawyers filed a motion in May to dismiss Park’s California petition as unfair “gamesmanship,” and the matter was scheduled for a hearing next week. But Park has apparently relented, dropping her California case on Monday (July 21).
Park dismissed the California case with prejudice, meaning it can’t be re-filed. It seems that she and Post will now continue to litigate their custody battle in Utah, though court records there are sealed.
It’s a win for Post, who wrote in the May court filing that Park “intentionally” hid from the court that their child — referred to by the initials “DDP” — has been a Utah resident since birth.
“I do intend to work cooperatively with Jamie to ensure that DDP has frequent and equal custodial time with her mother,” Post wrote. “However, I do not consent to Jamie’s back door attempt to change DDP’s residence from Utah to California.”
Reps for Post and Park did not return requests for comment on Wednesday (July 23).