General Hospital alum Kirsten Storms released a public statement about her daughter amid an ongoing custody dispute with her ex-husband Brandon Barash.
“Please remember that we are divorced and have a child,” Storms, 42, wrote on Instagram on Sunday, July 19. “Thank you for the supportive comments, but now that my daughter is at the age where she will Google her name while riding the bus to school, I ask that the speculation on this issue please stop.”
The actress, who split from Costar Barash, 46, in 2016, made headlines in April after her ex-wife filed for an emergency restraining order against him, according to legal documents obtained by. Us at that time. Documents show that Barash also filed for custody of their daughter, Harper Rose, 12, in December 2025. (Prior to the filing, the former couple moved their child from California to Tennessee in 2025.)
Storms' Instagram post also discussed the huge impact Harper has had on her life. “I was with Harper, and the way I looked at everything in life changed. I swear that I will not continue to reveal my medical condition (I will make jokes and it will be difficult), but until I began to understand how precious time is and that what we prioritize is EVERYTHING we have, there was never a thought that my life would ever change,” he continued, referring to 2urys 20m5 and brain 210m5 The next treatment he did years ago.
The actor also got the chance to comment on his relationship with Barash. “I will briefly acknowledge that there is an ongoing situation with Brandon that will be resolved (hopefully soon),” Storms wrote. “I would appreciate (and encourage) people … not to worry about me, or think that there is something big going on, other than two couples facing “disagreements” to be resolved.”
Storms and Barash tied the knot in 2013 after falling in love while working together General Hospital – Storms played Maxie Jones while Barash played Johnny Zacchara.
General Hospital star Kirsten Storms' ex-husband, Brandon Barash, has been granted a restraining order due to concerns about her mental health. Barash, 46, recently filed for an emergency restraining order, according to TMZ. The request was accepted after Barash said his ex-wife was behaving well and feared for their 12-year-old daughter's life. In his own […]
After welcoming their daughter the following year, Barash said Soap Opera Digest in April 2016 that the couple's marriage was over. “We are breaking up because of irreconcilable differences, but we are breaking up peacefully,” said the actor at the time. “We have a great intention to stay as a family through this and raise our child and maintain a friendship in an effort to raise him in a healthy environment.”
In Barash's latest legal filing, he asked for a change in his original agreement with the Storms due to a number of issues that have arisen since they left the States.
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