{"id":2393206,"date":"2026-04-28T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2393206"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:30","slug":"general-hospital-actress-kirsten-storms-ex-granted-restraining-order-citing-mental-health-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/general-hospital-actress-kirsten-storms-ex-granted-restraining-order-citing-mental-health-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d actress Kirsten Storms&#8217; ex granted restraining order, citing mental health crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>General Hospital <\/em>alum Brandon Barash has obtained a restraining order against ex Kirsten Storms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barash claimed that Storms has been experiencing a mental health crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He Barash alleged a pattern of &#8220;delusions and hallucinations&#8221; that have led to chronic &#8220;instability with housing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brandon Barash, a <em>General Hospital<\/em> alum and the former partner of current <em>GH<\/em> star Kirsten Storms, obtained a restraining order against his ex, according to court documents obtained by <em>Entertainment Weekly. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barash alleged in a petition filed in December 2025 that Storms has a &#8220;history of substance abuse and mental health issues.&#8221; Barash claimed that Storms herself told him in May 2025 that she was &#8220;experiencing delusions and hallucinations&#8221; and &#8220;didn\u2019t think she should have the child for her parenting time.&#8221; Barash alleged that his current wife of six years, Isabella Devoto, helped Storms seek professional care at a hospital. (Barash and Storms share Harper, 12.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barash further claimed in the petition that Storms agreed to &#8220;get help&#8221; again in June 2025 after a &#8220;psychotic breakdown,&#8221; but &#8220;never followed through&#8221; when they relocated to Tennessee. While she &#8220;seemed to have stabilized,&#8221; things took a &#8220;turn for the worse&#8221; in October 2025. Barasah was granted a temporary order of protection after an alleged November 2025 incident during which Storms allegedly claimed someone was trying to break into her apartment and &#8220;mess with her.&#8221; She allegedly asked Barash if he was responsible. Barash claimed Storms was in a &#8220;state of paranoia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More recently, Storms took to Instagram with similar claims about her apartment. On April 24, Storms shared four slides of text relating to &#8220;&#8216;Eviction Mill Operations&#8217; designed to circumvent due process,&#8221; with an accompanying caption regarding an alleged break-in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Kirsten Storms on &#8216;General Hospital&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Disney\/Christine Bartolucci<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the docs, Barash alleged a larger pattern of &#8220;delusions and hallucinations&#8221; on Storms&#8217; part, noting that &#8220;instability with housing has been a recurring theme&#8221; for the actress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EW has confirmed via court records that Storms is currently involved in a legal battle against her apartment complex. That dispute was initiated against the actress in November, with the most recent hearing held on April 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barasah has also claimed that Storms refused to settle down in a single permanent residence with their daughter from September 2024 to June 2025. The actress instead stayed with friends or at hotels out of fear that people were &#8220;following her and the child to her room.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EW has reached out to representatives for Storms and Barash for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Docs filed on March 17 noted that a temporary restraining order issued on January 6 would remain in place until the judge reviews the case during a hearing scheduled for April 28. He also requested for Storms to undergo a mental health evaluation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barash starred as Johnny Zacchara on <em>General Hospital <\/em>from 2007-2016. Storms, who got her start as a child actor in popular films and series like <em>All That<\/em>, <em>Kim Possible<\/em>, and <em>Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century<\/em>, overlapped with Barash on the soap for three years. Her tenure as Maxie Jones began in 2005, and has spanned more than 1,700 episodes into 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/general-hospital-actress-kirsten-storms-returns-after-brain-aneurysm-11906052\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:took a six-month hiatus;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">took a six-month hiatus<\/a> from the soap due to a brain aneurysm, making her return in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988, or chat at <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/988lifeline.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:988lifeline.org;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>988lifeline.org<\/em><\/a><em> 24\/7.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/general-hospital-kirsten-storms-ex-restraining-order-11959847\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points General Hospital alum Brandon Barash has obtained a restraining order against ex Kirsten Storms. 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He Barash alleged a pattern of &#8220;delusions and hallucinations&#8221; that have led to chronic &#8220;instability with housing.&#8221; Brandon Barash, a General Hospital alum and the former partner of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2393207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[466917,466918,32260,348851,22729,413387,354870,378686],"class_list":["post-2393206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-brandon-barash","tag-delusions-and-hallucinations","tag-general-hospital","tag-kirsten-storms","tag-mental-health","tag-mental-health-issues","tag-restraining-order","tag-temporary-restraining-order"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/General-Hospital-actress-Kirsten-Storms-ex-granted-restraining-order-citing.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393208,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393206\/revisions\/2393208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}