Steve Burton filed for divorce in 2022 post 23 years of marriage

General Hospital Steve Burton and his ex-wife Sheree’s contentious custody battle has reached a final point.

As per the court documents filed Tuesday, August 5, the two were present for the hearing at Orange County, California.

The judge announced his decision which granted Burton custody of their daughter, Brooklyn, on alternating weekends and one other day during the week.

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The rest of the days the daughter will stay with the mother. The former couple has also come up with custody schedule for holidays or vacations.

Moreover, the court has ordered the separated couple to attend co-parenting therapy. Both partners will bear the cost of therapy.

For the unversed, the 55-year-old filed for divorce in 2022 from his wife of 23 years.

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The two called it quits because Sheree got pregnant, but Burton was not the father.

He broke his silence in May 2022 with a statement on the issue.

“I wanted to clear something up. Sheree and I are separated. She recently announced that she’s expecting her 4th child. The child is not mine,” the statement read.

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He further stated, “We are still coparenting our three beautiful kids. We would appreciate privacy at this time.”

The kids shared by the couple are Makena (21), Jack (19) and Brooklyn (10).