Less than a month after it was revealed that Grimes (born Claire Elise Boucher) and Elon Musk welcomed their third child, a son named Techno Mechanicus (known as Tau), in secret, a recent development has emerged in their ongoing parenting situation. Page Six reports that Grimes filed a “petition to establish parental relationship” on September 29 in California. This legal action is a request typically made when unmarried parents seek the court’s recognition of their legal parental status. It is important to note that Grimes did not request child support or custody rights in this petition.
Grimes and Elon Musk, who have been in an on-again, off-again relationship, have a complex family dynamic. They welcomed their first child, a son named X Æ A-Xii, in May 2020. Later, they expanded their family with the arrival of a daughter, Exa Dark Sideræl, affectionately referred to as Y, born via surrogate in December 2021. The public only learned about the birth of their third child, Techno Mechanicus (Tau), when it was disclosed in Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk.
While the specific birth date of Tau remains undisclosed, the recent legal action taken by Grimes has brought their family situation to the forefront. This move follows Grimes’ earlier plea on Twitter for Elon Musk to allow her to see their son. In the now-deleted tweet, she implored Musk to unblock her and to enable her to have contact with their child. Grimes revealed her frustration, stating that she had not even seen a photo of their children until that moment and expressed the emotional strain it had placed on her family.
Subsequently, Grimes spoke with Shivon Zilis, the mother of Musk’s twins, Strider and Azure, born in November 2021, and clarified that the situation was not Zilis’s fault. Grimes and Zilis expressed mutual respect and a desire to foster a positive relationship between their families, emphasizing their children growing up together.
The legal steps taken by Grimes indicate an effort to establish formal parental rights in light of their complex family situation, which has garnered significant public attention in recent weeks.
