Doris Simeon: How my ex-husband denied me access to my son for years

Doris Simeon, the Nollywood actress, has opened up about her child custody battle with ex-husband Daniel Ademinokan.

Doris and Daniel married in 2008 and welcomed a son David before they parted ways three years later.

Reflecting on their marriage on the Talk To B podcast, the film star acknowledged faults on both sides.

Doris, however, revealed that the most painful part of their split was “Daniel taking our son to the United States without my consent”.

The movie star said she didn’t see or speak to her child for years, with “Daniel limiting communication”.

The 45-year-old actress also disclosed that they took the case to court but her ex-husband was granted custody of their child due to his US residency.

“I might have had my faults, but he also had his faults too. That is why I said I did not feel anything when he got married, but the only painful part is that he did not let me mother my child,” she said.

“He took my son away without my consent, he was just 4 years old when he came to the US. My child was 3 when I mothered him last. He was not picking up my calls, and when he picked up, he would tell me ‘I would call back, I am busy’, and then maybe for another 3 to 4 months, I wouldn’t get through.

“Finally when I got through, he said it was a work related stuff and he did not even know he was going to travel. I eventually got to talk to my son and he was excited, asking me when I was coming. After that I waited for him, at least he would let me know and then we started all the court processing because of all the lies.

“I was on this court case for like four years, if not five. Sometimes I would wake up in the morning, and drive to the court on the Island. At the end of all the court cases and everything, they gave him custody, saying that because he lives in America. That is how bad our government has been.”

Daniel married actress Stella Damasus and moved to the United States with David in 2013.

Doris recently revealed that she moved to the United States to be closer to her son.