For more than a decade, Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker shared both a marriage and a life in the public eye. Now, the former couple is taking the final legal steps to move forward separately while keeping their family at the center of the conversation.
Court records show the pair recently reached a divorce settlement, four months after Burruss first confirmed their split. While the process has included a custody dispute, both have signaled that cooperation — especially as parents — remains their goal.
The settlement, filed March 11 in the Superior Court of Fulton County in Georgia, marks a new phase for the longtime couple.
According to court documents reviewed, Judge Alice Benton has instructed Burruss and Tucker to submit final paperwork to complete the divorce.
That includes a parenting plan, child support addendum, and a worksheet outlining financial arrangements related to their children. The materials are due to the court by March 20.
While the paperwork is routine in divorce proceedings, it also reflects the couple’s ongoing effort to structure life after marriage — particularly when it comes to raising their children.
Burruss and Tucker first met in 2011 while filming season four of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, the reality series that helped introduce their relationship to viewers.
Their romance moved quickly into a long-term partnership. The couple announced their engagement in January 2013 and married the following year, in April 2014.
Together they welcomed two children — their son Ace, now 9, and daughter Blaze, 6. Both also brought children from previous relationships into their blended family: Burruss’s daughter Riley, 23, and Tucker’s daughter Kaela, 29.
Burruss publicly revealed the divorce on November 21, 2025, describing the decision as one made after “deep thought and a lot of prayer.”
In a statement at the time, she said her focus was on protecting her peace and continuing to be the best parent she could be.
“I’m stepping into a new chapter,” she shared, emphasizing work, family, and personal growth.
Later, during a February appearance on Watch What Happens Live with host Andy Cohen, Burruss explained that the turning point in the marriage came in July after a specific situation. She chose not to share further details publicly.
Despite the challenges that often come with divorce, Burruss has said she and Tucker are trying to remain respectful toward one another.
Conversations about legal matters can occasionally become tense, she acknowledged, but the pair still show up for their children together.
At one recent moment, Burruss recalled, they were seated side by side at their son’s basketball game — a small but telling glimpse of how they hope to move forward as co-parents.
Their shared goal, she said, is to make sure their children feel supported and shielded from the stress of adult disagreements.
Divorce often unfolds quietly in private homes. But when it happens in public view — especially to a couple many viewers watched fall in love on television — it can reflect something familiar.
Relationships change. Families adapt. And for many parents, the real work begins not at the end of a marriage but in the years of cooperation that follow.
For Burruss and Tucker, that next chapter appears to be less about the past and more about the family they continue to share.
