King, 45, and Newman, 49, have been married from 2007 to 2020. The 2 settled their divorce in 2023, however in late 2024, Newman returned to courtroom and was awarded main custody of their children – James, 11 and Leo, 9 – after accusing King of being “strung out” whereas caring for them.
The Hart of Dixie dropped by the Whine Down with Jana Kramer podcast Thursday, the place she revealed the considered not being there for her youngsters is “terrifying.”
She mentioned: “My obligation as a mom is to guard my youngsters. And that is all that issues to me. That is scary.”
King confessed she was too naive and trusting when she married so younger.
She mentioned: “I simply did not know that the world works like this. I did not know that authorized techniques work like this.
“And to not sound like some type of neophyte, however I believed that, , if you select to like somebody, then you definitely love that particular person.
“You construct a household with them, and also you belief them.”