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America November 12, 2023 3 mins read

Grimes’ Dramatic Pursuit: Chasing Elon Musk Across Texas to Serve Custody Papers

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In what has become a nationwide legal saga, Grimes, aka Claire Boucher the popular singer, has embarked on a determined mission. Her representatives have been chasing Elon Musk across Texas and California to serve her former partner with custody papers. 

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This quest took an intriguing turn, spanning over 12 different locations, including the headquarters of SpaceX and a horse farm. The legal drama unfolded as Grimes sought physical custody of their three children, thrusting the private lives of these high-profile individuals into the public eye.

Chasing Elon Musk

 According to court records, Grimes resorted to hiring individuals to track down Elon Musk for the purpose of serving him custody papers. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court, centers around Grimes' pursuit of physical custody of their three children. This legal clash erupted shortly after Musk filed a quiet lawsuit to "establish the parent-child relationship" with his offspring.

Grimes employed four process servers between October 13 and October 20 to locate Musk, covering various locations such as X's headquarters in San Francisco, SpaceX's launch site in Boca Chica, Tesla's Austin gigafactory, and addresses associated with Musk near Austin. 

The exhaustive search even extended to a horse farm linked to the billionaire, revealing the lengths to which Grimes went to serve the custody papers. One process server even tracked Musk's private jets to determine the best approach.

Despite persistent efforts, the process servers were turned away by security personnel and law enforcement on multiple occasions. 

Timeline and Jurisdictional Implications

The papers were left with secondary personnel at Musk's businesses, including X, Tesla, and SpaceX. Grimes argued that delivering the complaint to Musk's security at X constituted sufficient proof of service, a point validated by legal experts.

Christopher Melcher, a California family lawyer, emphasized that Grimes' team had made "more than reasonable efforts" to serve Musk. The challenges posed by Musk's security detail, common for high-profile individuals, were acknowledged in legal circles. Melcher suggested that Musk's potential argument for Grimes to try harder for personal service would be "completely silly."

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Jackie is a freelance journalist and technology geek. She worked as a telecom project director for AT&T and BellSouth. Before joining the USA Herald she has written books, articles, blogs and whitepapers. Her clients include Samsung and other technology companies.

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