‘LHHATL’ Joseline Hernandez and Stevie J. Reveal Custody Agreement on Season Finale

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On Monday night’s final episode of “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” Season 7, Stevie J. reveals that the conclusion to his custody battle between him and his former fiancée Joseline Hernandez.

During the season finale, the “good guy” appeared on the television screen holding and kissing his one-year-old daughter Bonnie Bella on the cheek.

“I never lost focus on the main thing that’s important and that’s family,” Stevie J. expressed. “Today I’m getting quality time with my youngest Bonnie Bella… The ‘Puerto Rican Princess’ and I came to an agreement on child support and we both just want the baby to live out her best life that she could ever live… Another win for the ‘good guy’.”

Stevie J. and Hernandez were off and on for years before the “Hate Me Now” artist became pregnant with Bonnie Bella in December of 2016. However, the music producer and Hernandez split during that time and duked out their custody battle over their one-year-old in court.

Stevie J. initially accused Hernandez of sleeping around with other men during her pregnancy and said the child wasn’t his. The Latin rapper fired back with a legal order demanding him to take a paternity test. However, after the producer found out the baby was his, he filed for full custody of his daughter. He accused the reality personality of using drugs and demanded a restraining order against her.

Nevertheless, Hernandez and Stevie J. finally came settled their custody dispute in court on April 27. The courts ordered the “Hitman” to pay the former ‘LHHATL’ reality star $1,000 a month in child support according to TMZ. Legal documents obtained by the news source stated that the pair agreed to not allow any intimate lovers stay the night while Bonnie Bella is around.

Both parties have been granted joint custody, but the courts awarded Hernandez primary physical custody.

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