Usher and Tameka, who were engaged in bitter custody battle since splitting in 2008, will still have joint legal custody of the kids. The new custody arrangement will begin from September and visitation of the children has not been determined for Tameka yet.
Usher initially wanted to delay the August 13 hearing given that Tameka lost her son Kile Glover, 11, after a serious boating accident. In his petition, Usher said he could lose custody of the children because he feared the judge would favour a grieving woman, reported TMZ Online.
Tameka, however, accused Usher of trying to win sympathy by pretending to be affected by Kile tragedy. The stylist asked the judge to turn down his request because resolving the custody battle would help her move forward. The hearing was later held as scheduled.
In a May hearing, Usher struggled to hold back his tears when Tameka branded him a bad role model for their kids. She criticised him for his partying and bought up his alleged drug use, while he accused her of physical and verbal violence.
"I didn't want the boys to know that their father put their mother in jail," he explained why he didn't press charges.