A judge awarded Nicole's ex, Shane Maguire, joint custody and payment for missed parenting time last year following a paternity test he took in 2015 after finding out Nicole was pregnant.

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And after what appears to be an arduous back-and-forth custody dispute, Shane not only filed new court documents on November 13 -- seeking more visitation rights -- but reportedly moved from Minnesota to Michigan so he can be closer to his little boy.

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In addition to more time with Harper, Shane also wants a court order to approve the 2½-year-old stay under his care whenever Nicole is away on business.

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Hopefully Shane's move to Michigan helps this family's situation, as prior arrangements involved some distance. People reports a judge mandated the Rehab Addict star fly out to Minnesota for Shane's alternating weekend visits with Harper.

"[Maguire] shall have alternating weekends from Thursday at 7:00 p.m. through Monday at noon," a July 2017 court order declares. "When [Maguire] exercises parenting time in Minnesota, [Curtis] shall fly to Minnesota with the child and deliver the child to [Maguire's] house and that at the end of [Maguire's] parenting time, [Maguire] shall deliver the child to [Curtis] at her home in Minnesota."

We'll cross our fingers that being in the same state can help ease tensions during what has to be a difficult time.