Shakira and Piqué Back in Court to Modify Custody Agreement for Their Children

Shakira and Gerard Piqué appeared before a court this week, two and a half years after their separation, to reopen the custody case for their two sons, Sasha and Milan.

According to Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, the Colombian singer wants to modify a clause in the custody agreement signed in 2022, which stipulates that the children travel to Barcelona during American school holidays for one week. Shakira does not contest the time her sons spend with their father, but rather the logistics of these trips: her lawyers are arguing for a more equitable distribution of travel, and propose that Piqué himself make short stays in Miami. The stated objective is to “best preserve the emotional, physical and educational well-being of Sasha and Milan”.

For the former FC Barcelona defender, his entourage recalls that the contested clause had been the subject of particularly lengthy negotiations — approximately twelve hours — before being accepted by both parties. Piqué had then agreed to his sons settling in the United States in exchange for these regular visits to Spain. His close associates sum up Shakira’s new request bluntly: “She wants it to always be him who travels: that’s what it comes down to.”

The singer has lived in Miami since 2023 with her two children, after leaving Barcelona following the breakup. A ruling on this modification request is now awaited.