How Ariana Biermann Feels About Kim Zolciak And Kroy Biermann's Split

Kim Zolciak’s daughter, Ariana Biermann, has admitted that her parents’ divorce has been extremely stressful for her. It’s one of the many things that have caused the former The Real Housewives of Atlanta star mental anguish after years of financial issues and watching her parents call 911 on each other.

In a TikTok video, Ariana opened up about her mother’s failed marriage and how it has made her question her future. According to Collider, she admitted she is worried she’ll end up recreating her mother’s dramatic life. “And then you think to yourself, ‘Do I want to get married? Because does that just make things complicated?’ Then you think, ‘Yeah I do. Yeah but no. I don’t know.’ Because this really just f*****g sucks.”

The influencer continued, “You know when you’re younger, like 10, and you think about divorce… You’re like, ‘Oh my God, two Christmases, two vacations, two birthday gifts, fun time, extra food on Thanksgiving… What a fun time,” she explained in her social media post before adding that as an adult she soon realized divorce was “actually the worst thing that’s ever happened, for everyone involved.”

Inside Kim Zolciak And Kroy Biermann’s Messy Divorce

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann married in Atlanta on November 11, 2011, after meeting at a charity event the year prior. The couple share four children, with Kroy adopting Kim’s kids from previous relationships, Brielle and Ariana.

In May 2023, the reality TV couple split. Us Weekly confirmed at the time that the former NFL player filed for divorce after more than a decade of marriage. According to the legal paperwork, Kroy claimed his marriage was “irretrievably broken.”

Kim filed a motion days later requesting that her ex be drug-tested. PEOPLE reported that the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum claims to have “seen [the] Respondent smoking marijuana, and she has serious concerns for the safety and well-being of the minor children while in Respondent’s care. She is fearful that the children will be exposed to Respondent’s drug use.”

Kroy fired back paperwork, which, according to Us Weekly, requested that his estranged wife undergo psychological testing amid their split. He claimed his estranged wife “presented very troubling behavior which has accelerated in the months leading up to [his] filing for divorce,” and had gambling problems which meant she was “unable to properly care for the children.”

In July 2023, Kim filed paperwork to dismiss her divorce from her husband. A month later, Kroy submitted a second filing, in which he wanted full legal and physical custody of their four minor children.

• While the couple have now officially split, they are still legally married as of this article’s publishing.

The end of Kim and Kroy’s relationship came with police being called to their home. She claimed that Kroy shoved her to the ground, although their children say she simply fell off a ladder after she told Kroy he was taking down the curtains the wrong way, per Collider.

Earlier in December 2024, Kim shared an update on her divorce to TMZ: “Nobody has any idea what I’ve dealt with the last two and a half, three years of my life.” Although the pair are not legally divorced, the pair have no intention of getting back together and Kim has since been linked to Chet Hanks.

Kim Zolciak And Kroy Biermann’s Financial Woes May Have Led To Split

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann have been plagued with financial issues for years now, with some close to the couple claiming that was the reason the pair split.

In May 2023, the IRS claimed that the reality TV couple owed over $1 million in unpaid taxes. After that, despite her significant net worth, their financial issues piled on top of each other, with the couple’s Georgian mansion falling into foreclosure.

“The money has been a huge issue,” a friend of the couple told PEOPLE. “The million-dollar tax [payment] was just way too much pressure on them.”

There’s no cheating on either side. The money has a lot to do with the split, but there were other factors. He’s been managing [the family] for a long time, so he technically did have a job. They’re not on good terms right now.

According to a notice shared by Fulton County, Truist Bank wanted to auction their Georgian property after the pair defaulted on a $1.65 million loan they took out for the property back in 2012. The law office of Brock & Scott, PLLC confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the auction had been canceled on her seven-bedroom home.

Kim insisted to PEOPLE that the foreclosure notice was a “misunderstanding” with the bank. “She is telling everyone this is a misunderstanding and is being sorted out,” the source told the outlet before adding, “She’s not moving.”

Ariana Biermann posted a 2024 Christmas TikTok, detailing their last Christmas in their childhood home. “Last Christmas in my childhood home thank you, God, for the amazing memories w [sic] my family – goodbye,” she wrote in the caption of the post, which details their large home, mostly empty.

Other Financial Woes For The Couple:

• According to Page Six, Kim and her daughter Brielle Biermann had to hand over the keys to their 2019 Land Range Rover for unpaid car payments.
• Brielle was also sued by American Express for failing to pay $12,870.25 on her credit card bill.
• Kroy was sued for skipping out on car payments on his $400,000 Rolls-Royce.
• Kroy told police that Kim allegedly gambled away $1.5 million “illegally” online throughout their marriage.

Inside Kim Zolciak And Kroy Biermann’s Custody Battle

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann continued their custody battle into 2024. Throughout the pair’s messy marriage breakdown, Kim and Kroy have gone back and forth on who will maintain custody of their four minor children. Kroy adopted Kim’s two eldest from previous relationships. Because Ariana and Brielle are over 18, they are not involved in the custody battle.

According to Us Weekly, a parent fitness evaluator was appointed to monitor and interview the estranged couple and their four minor children. In court documents obtained by TMZ, the evaluator conducted home visits to observe the family’s dynamic.

According to a police report obtained by Us Weekly in November 2023, one of their four children called 911 and “advised his dad was hitting his mom.” The officers spoke to the children after Kroy was “verbally combative.” The little ones told the officers “multiple times” that the argument “never turned physical” and their parents were “just yelling at each other.”

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