Cam Newton is asking a Georgia judge for primary custody of the four children he shares with former girlfriend Kia Proctor. The former Carolina Panthers quarterback also wants final decision-making authority over matters affecting them.
Newton filed his petition in Fulton County Superior Court on November 6, according to Complex. He is seeking to change the joint custody arrangement established after the former couple’s earlier legal proceedings.
The petition concerns Chosen, Sovereign-Dior, Camidas and Cashmere, who were born between 2015 and 2019. Newton currently pays approximately $7,500 a month in support, TMZ reported when it broke the news on November 10.
As of November 11, Proctor had not publicly addressed the new claims in the available reporting, and a ruling on Newton’s request had not been reported.
Newton Details Complaints About Parenting Time
Newton alleges that Proctor has blocked his access to the children during her parenting time “for days at a time.” His petition also accuses her of repeatedly bringing them to school late and refusing to take them to scheduled activities.
He also alleges that Proctor has had substance use problems around the children. Newton further alleges that Proctor has resisted helping their children maintain relationships with their half-siblings. He presents those complaints as reasons for changing their parenting arrangement, according to the accounts of his petition.
Proctor Described Alternating Weeks in 2024
In a September 2024 video titled “Truth…” on her Shades Of Kia YouTube channel, Proctor described a “great co-parenting schedule.” She said the children spent alternating weeks with each parent, with exchanges taking place on Sundays.
As Essence reported, Proctor said the weeks when Newton had the children allowed her to concentrate on her own projects. She acknowledged that their arrangement had taken work and said both parents were trying to make it function for the children.
She also discussed how family celebrations had changed. According to PEOPLE, the former couple initially celebrated their children’s birthdays together after separating, including outings to SeaWorld and iFly. They later held separate celebrations, although Proctor hoped they would eventually combine them again.
Both Have Discussed Their Separation
During that same video, Proctor said she had expected her relationship with Newton to lead to marriage. She explained that she chose to leave after he fathered a child with another woman, saying the situation had changed her understanding of their future together.
Newton had addressed the breakup during a June 2022 appearance on The Pivot. “I made a mistake, I hurt her, and I jeopardized our family,” he said while discussing the birth of his son Caesar Lorenzo, whom he shares with LaReina Shaw. He described the experience as embarrassing but said he did not want to hide his child.
Newton’s family now includes nine children, counting Proctor’s older daughter, Shakira, and Shaw’s older son, Jaden, whom he helped raise. He also shares two children with comedian Jasmin Brown.
Earlier Cases Covered Custody and Finances
In their earlier custody proceedings, Newton sought paternity determinations, joint custody and visitation, while Proctor requested primary custody. The former couple reached a settlement in the fall of 2022.
During that dispute, Proctor asked the court to intervene over more than $20,000 in utility expenses she alleged Newton had failed to pay under a temporary agreement. Black Enterprise reported her claims in September 2022, when she was seeking to have him held in contempt.
Newton separately sued Proctor in July 2023 over a 2017 Bentley Bentayga, claiming she had refused to return it. She maintained that the vehicle was a gift. In Touch reported in July 2024 that both parties had dismissed their claims with prejudice, ending the Bentley case.