Overview

• A May 20 court order awarded Howard sole legal and physical custody, yet the written agreement required to enact it remains unsigned.
• Edwards’ motion filed August 6 asserts that Howard will not finalize the custody documents without a $500,000 payment and a public apology posted on his official social channels.
• Howard says her request was never tied to custody and instead compensates for financial and reputational harms she endured during the dispute.
• Previous versions of the agreement reportedly included non-disparagement and photo restrictions that Edwards’ team later removed before new objections surfaced.
• No court date has been set to resolve the impasse, a California appeal of child-support jurisdiction remains pending and both sides continue to incur mounting legal fees.