Artem Chigvintsev wins legal victories in Nikki Garcia (Bella) divorce case.
Artem Chigvintsev has walked away with his best-case scenario after a two-hour hearing in his Nikki Garcia (AKA Bella) divorce case… TMZ has learned.
According to documents obtained by TMZ … the professional dancer and the retired WWE star had a hearing Tuesday in Napa County, California, court, where a judge ordered the exes to share custody of their 4-year-old son Matteo.
This was certainly the outcome the “Dancing with the Stars” alum was hoping for… as he had done before requested joint custody when he filed his divorce response in September.
Nikki, on the other hand, sought sole custody of Matteo when she filed for divorce …who requested that Artem supervise visits with their son and took anger management classes.
TMZ broke the story… Nikki was granted a restraining order to Artem early this month, after she described alleged abuse by her husband. Artem responded to the accusations with his own accusations: Painting Nikki as the aggressor in their relationship.
While Artem was arrested for domestic violence In late August, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office decided that no criminal charges would be filed against the dancer…noting that they could not “ethically file charges” at the time.
During Tuesday’s hearing, Artem testified that he doesn’t have anger issues… and it doesn’t appear the judge has ordered anger management, although both parents will attend individual therapy.
The judge has ordered both Nikki and Artem to take parenting classes so they can better co-parent their little one.
Nikki and Artem’s divorce trial is scheduled for December… and will take place in two days.
Artem’s lawyer Ilona Antonjan previously told TMZ… Artem denies ever tackling Nikki.
We reached out to Nikki’s rep for comment…so far no word back.