Musk Attends Child Custody Hearing In Texas

Elon Musk appeared in Travis County family court in Austin, Texas amid an ongoing custody dispute with the mother of three of his children, Tony Plohetski reported for the Austin American-Statesman.

Musk and Grimes, who have three children together, have been embroiled in a child custody battle in courts in both California and Texas. I Photo: Grimes Facebook

State District Judge Catherine Mauzy ordered a small group of spectators out of the courtroom shortly after the hearing began, as attorneys for Musk and Claire Boucher, better known as the musician Grimes, requested that the proceedings be conducted out of public view.

Both parties cited security concerns for the three children and the intensely private nature of the case.

Musk was surrounded by a team of personal bodyguards as he arrived at the courthouse more than 45 minutes before the 9 a.m. hearing. He remained secluded in a stairwell until moments before the hearing started.

It is rare for Musk to be seen in public in Austin. Musk and Grimes, who have three children together, have been embroiled in a child custody battle in courts in both California and Texas.