--- description: The former Real Housewives of New York star is glad to put it all behind her. title: Bethenny Frankel ‘Thrilled’ Custody Battle For Daughter Is Finished image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb7a57074d8d0135/6986968d35ba6f406dc02760/482447321.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bethenny Frankel ‘Thrilled’ Custody Battle For Daughter Is Finished by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2014 5:06 PM CUT  NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 03: Bethenny Frankel attends the 2014 Dress For Success Something To Share Gala at the Grand Hyatt New York on April 3, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage) NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 03: Bethenny Frankel attends the 2014 Dress For Success Something To Share Gala at the Grand Hyatt New York on April 3, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)Daniel Zuchnik—WireImage by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2014 5:06 PM CUT Former _Real Housewives of New York_ star Bethenny Frankel was locked in a [bitter custody battle](http://time.com/136217/bethenny-frankel-jason-hoppy-court-battle/ "undefined") with her estranged husband Jason Hoppy last week, in which she claimed hoppy was out to “destroy” her. Now the couple have settled out of court and both are happy with the outcome. “She’s thrilled this is settled,” Frankel’s lawyer said. “Bethenny never wanted to take it this far, never wanted this to be dragged out in court.” A lawyers for Hoppy were just as conciliatory, saying “My client is delighted . … The parties’ child will have the benefit of being raised by both parents.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2838580/bethenny-frankel-custody-battle-finished/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2838580/bethenny-frankel-custody-battle-finished/"},"headline":"Bethenny Frankel ‘Thrilled’ Custody Battle For Daughter Is Finished","datePublished":"2014-06-06T17:06:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:16:12.013Z","description":"The former Real Housewives of New York star is glad to put it all behind her","url":"https://time.com/2838580/bethenny-frankel-custody-battle-finished/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb7a57074d8d0135/6986968d35ba6f406dc02760/482447321.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb7a57074d8d0135/6986968d35ba6f406dc02760/482447321.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 Dress For Success Something To Share Gala","caption":"2014 Dress For Success Something To Share Gala","creditText":"Daniel Zuchnik—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2838580/bethenny-frankel-custody-battle-finished/","name":"Bethenny Frankel ‘Thrilled’ Custody Battle For Daughter Is Finished"}}]}] ```