Inside Christine Quinn and Estranged Husband Christian Richard’s Marriage and Divorce Timeline

2019: Christine and Christian Meet

Christine and Christian were introduced after the first season of Selling Sunset wrapped. The businessman was looking for a home in Los Angeles, and Christine helped him on the hunt.

“[My friend was] like, ‘Also, he’s looking for a house.’ And I was like: double bonus,” Christine told Bustle in May 2020. “Him and I had an amazing steak dinner and got to know each other, and we just hit it off right away. He’s everything that I ever wanted.”

December 2019: Christine and Christian Get Married

The now-estranged couple got married in a winter wonderland-themed wedding during the third season of Selling Sunset.

Christine said of Christian, “He’s the opposite of me in every way because I love to put myself out there. I love to be fabulous. He doesn’t care about dressing up or looking good. He doesn’t care about any of that stuff. He only cares about his work and traveling. Which I care about as well.”

May 2021: Christine Gets Pregnant

The reality TV villain revealed that she was pregnant, and gave birth to the couple’s only child, a son Christian, in May.

April 2022: Christine and Christian Go Into Business Together

After Christine left the Oppenheim Group, she and Christian launched their own brokerage together called RealOpen.

“A lot of brokerages are very wary about accepting crypto because they don’t understand the inner workings of it, so that’s why it’s very difficult for agents to do these transactions,” Christine explained to Forbes at the time. “A) the brokers don’t know anything about crypto; B) don’t know how to do it; and C) don’t understand how reliable and how safe it actually is. The process that RealOpen uses is absolutely reliable and fool-proof.”

March 19, 2024: Christian Arrested for the 1st Time

At around 2:00 p.m. on March 19, 2024, Christian was arrested and was photographed being escorted away from the family’s home handcuffed. He was booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.

“The suspect threw a bag containing a glass bottle at the victim, missed the victim but hit the victim’s child, causing injury,” a spokesperson for the Los Angeles ​Police Department told Page Six at the time. ​“The child was seen by paramedics but not transported to hospital.”

Christian was released after posting a $30,000 bail. Christine, meanwhile, was given a seven-day emergency protective order against him.

March 20, 2024: Christian Arrested for the 2nd Time

Just one day later, Christian was arrested again for violating the protective order. He posted a second $30,000 bond and was released later in the day. 

March 26, 2024: Christian Files for a Temporary Restraining Order

Six days after his second arrest, Christian filed for a temporary restraining order against Christine, according to TMZ. He claimed in the documents obtained by the outlet that the Selling Sunset alum argued with him about their two dogs, and that he went to confront her over the dogs’ behavior.

As their conversation escalated, Christian claimed that he picked up and threw a trash bag at the wall. Contrary to Christine’s claims that there was glass in the bag, Christian said that it was filled with paper towels and rags. He also denied throwing the bag at his son, and alleged that his estranged wife fabricated a police report and domestic abuse claims to have leverage over him in a divorce.

April 3, 2024: Christine Granted Temporary Restraining Order

While Christian filed for a temporary restraining order, Christine’s request was granted in early April. The order required Christian to leave the couple’s L.A. home and to stay at least 100 yards away from her. The order also prevented Christian from interacting with the couple’s son and dogs, but does allow for him to contact Christine regarding visitation.

April 5, 2024: Christian Files for Divorce

After weeks of tension, Christian filed for divorce from Christine, Life & Style confirmed. The businessman submitted the filing in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County, and cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce.

In documents obtained by Us Weekly, Christian requested full physical and legal custody of his young son shared with Christine, and asked for her to be given visitation rights. He additionally asked for spousal support to be “terminated.”

April 16, 2024: Christine Requests Full Custody of Son

Christine ​requested physical and sole custody of their child and claimed that Christian’s “actions and behavior have put our son’s health and wellbeing at risk,” according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly.

In the filing, Christine also claimed that her estranged husband “perpetrated acts of child abuse and endangerment against our son, which have resulted in physical injuries,” in the past.

May 7, 2024

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office filed charges against Christian on May 7, which included assault, violation of a protective order and child abuse/endangerment.

“We are extremely satisfied with the decision of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office to file three separate charges against Mr. Dumontet,” Christine’s attorney, Jacqueline Sparagna, told E! News. “We believe this development is a crucial step toward safeguarding the legal and personal interests of both victims and trust that the matter will continue to be handled with the utmost seriousness it deserves.”

June 5, 2024: Jeepers Creepers

Christine filed paperwork accusing Christian of violating the active restraining order, according to Page Six.

In the statement, Christine accused her estranged husband of sending unknown men to her home to “spy” on her. She also included a screenshot of her front door camera footage, which included a man walking by, wearing a baseball cap and holding a plastic bag.

Page Six reported that the unidentified man was spotted leaving a court hearing on June 4 with Christian.

October 2024

In October 2024, a Los Angeles court judge granted Christian mental health diversion, Us Weekly reported. A source told the outlet that he was ordered to attend therapy, do community labor and pay restitution over the course of one year. If he made positive progress, his misdemeanor case could be dismissed after a year.

Christian was also ordered to stay away from Christine under the guidelines of their temporary restraining order.

March 2025

One year after her ex’s arrests, Christine got candid about the “dehumanizing” experience in an interview with People in March 2025.

“Everyone sees the incident that occurred, but this is something that had been going on for a while,” she said. “This is something that had been under the surface for a long time. It was extremely unhealthy, and I like to think that I’m extremely resilient — and I am.”

The reality star continued, “There are certain things that I could tolerate, and it got to a point where it was affecting my son, and that wasn’t OK. I was like, ‘OK, I can deal with this, I’m an adult.’ But bringing him into the chaos and everything that kind of ensued, I was like, ‘No, this is not OK.’”

Christine also said she had “no choice” but to relocate herself and their son to Texas after Christian’s arrests. “I really didn’t have a choice. I was granted an emergency protective order so my ex couldn’t come to the house. He violated that, and would keep coming back,” she claimed.

April 2025

A source exclusively told Life & Style in April 2025 that “moving back home to Texas was the best decision she could have made.”

“It wasn’t easy to leave all her friends and her life in L.A. behind, but being near her family has given her the support and strength she needed to start to heal from her toxic marriage and all the abuse she suffered,” the insider added. “She’s living in a beautiful home that she loves, and more importantly, it is her sanctuary now. She and her son feel so safe and at peace there, which is everything to her. He’s the most precious boy, very joyful and the center of her world.”