Katie is currently happily married to sports journalist Matt Ginella, with whom she has one child, Bandon Ginella. Source: Bravo
Katie is currently happily married to sports journalist Matt Ginella, with whom she has one child, Bandon Ginella. She also has three older children from her previous marriage to Andrew Sundseth. With her ex-husband, she has daughter Kalii and sons Gavin and Maxon, and as seen on the show, her sons Gavin and Maxon primarily live with their father, while Kalii stays with her mother and Matt. Katie and Andrew have faced several issues while co-parenting their children.
Andrew Sundseth and his wife Olivia (with their daughter in her arms) with his sons from his marriage to Katie
Who is Andrew Sundseth, the first husband of “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Katie Ginella?
According to his LinkedIn page, Andrew works as a project manager for a construction company. He also appears to be remarried and has a young daughter. His Instagram page is full of pictures of his family, and his sons Gavin and Maxon are also frequently featured on his profile. RHOC The fact that the boys live with their father was only touched upon superficially, without going into any further detail. Everyone seems to be living a happy life, but as always, there are caveats and things going on behind the scenes that make the situation murky.
Katie and Andrew’s difficult marriage also affected their problems in raising their three children, Kalii, Gavin and Maxon.
Although not much is known about their marriage and the reasons for its failure, there were custody battles between Katie and Andrew. According to legal documents from a 2018 case filed by Katie, Andrew endangered his children while also violating parts of the custody agreement, which included prohibiting derogatory remarks about the other parent, among other things. The lawsuit also alleges that he gave their son food with peanuts in it to see if he was truly allergic to them.
Matt Ginella was happy to be able to step in as a stepfather to Katie’s children before the birth of their son Bandon.
While the custody situation remains somewhat unclear, Matt’s love for his family is very clear. He wrote an article for The Firepit Collective where he talked about the time he competed in a father-daughter golf competition with Kalii. In the article, aptly titled “Becoming ‘Daddy,’” he goes into detail about the relationship he’s built with her over the years. He even shares how he asked Kalii for permission to marry her mother and that they became so close that Kalii took his last name, Ginella.