“General Hospital” star Kirsten Storms’ ex-husband Brandon Barash has filed an emergency restraining order against the actress.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ on Monday, a judge approved the request after Barash argued that Storms was suffering a “mental health crisis” that caused her to fear for her 12-year-old daughter’s health.
In the documents, Barash, 46, said that after their divorce in 2016, the couple moved separately to Tennessee, where Storms, 42, was allegedly sued by her landlord for eviction.
“Housing instability was a recurring theme” for Storms, Barasch said. Mr Storm did not have a permanent residence from September 2024 to June 2025.
Ms Barash claimed that Ms Storms frequently changed hotel rooms because she was convinced people were “following her and her child to their rooms”.
Additionally, Storms’ ex-husband said she owes her $5,000, which he lent her to stop her car from being repossessed.
Elsewhere in the document, Barash claimed that in May 2025, Storms told her that she was “experiencing delusions and hallucinations” and that she “didn’t think she should have a child during her parenting time.”
Barasch claimed that Storms was eventually hospitalized and placed in psychiatric custody, but upon his release he acted as if nothing had happened.
Ms. Barasch also claimed that a friend of Storms told her that Storms’ ex-boyfriend was abusing Adderall and possibly other drugs.
According to her ex-husband, Storms had “repeated episodes of meltdowns, agitation, and hearing things and voices that weren’t there.”
In his filing, Barash asked the court to require Storms to undergo a mental health evaluation.
Storms is currently supervising visitation with her daughter. According to TMZ, a judge is expected to review the restraining order status later this week.
Page Six has reached out to representatives for Storms and Barash for comment.
Barash and Storms met on the set of “General Hospital” and married in 2013. Their daughter was born in 2014, but they divorced two years later.
Last July, Storms, who has played Maxie Jones on the soap opera since 2005, revealed she would be taking a sabbatical from the series to undergo brain surgery.
She returned to the show in February after a six-month hiatus.
