General Hospital actress Kirsten Storms' ex-husband Brandon Barash has obtained a restraining order against her after voicing concerns about her mental health.
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Restraining Order Issued Against General Hospital Star
General Hospital actress Kirsten Storms' ex-husband Brandon Barash has obtained a restraining order against her after voicing concerns about her mental health.S...
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Storms, 42, who has played Maxie on the ABC soap opera since 2005, was wed to Barash, 46, from 2013 until 2016 and shares daughter Harper Rose, 12, with him.
Following their split, both parties moved to , where Barash said that 'a recurring theme' with Storms has been 'instability with housing,' endangering their daughter, according to a court filing reviewed by TMZ.
Barash told the court he has concerns about Storms' 'ability to adequately care for the minor child' with a judge approving the restraining order request after Barash claimed Storms was dealing with a 'mental health crisis.'
His filing, which was first submitted to the court in December 2025, claims Storms contacted him allegedly saying she was 'experiencing delusions and hallucinations' in May 2025.
The Orlando, Florida-born actress has also been sued by her landlord for eviction over past due balances, Barash added.
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General Hospital actress Kirsten Storms' mental health has fallen into question, as her ex-husband Brandon Barash obtained a restraining order against her in Tennessee
Barash is an alum of soaps such as General Hospital and Days of Our Lives
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for both parties for further comment on the story and has yet to hear back.
Barash said in his court filing that Storms did not have a stable residence from a timespan between September 2024 until June of 2025.
Storms pictured at an event on February 24, 2016 in Hollywood, California
Storms has appeared on more than 1,700 episodes of General Hospital since 2005
Storms was subsequently put on a psychiatric hold at a mental health facility, a process which Barash said he and his current spouse assisted with.
Upon her release, Storms did not acknowledge the events that led to her being hospitalized, Barash said in his filing.
In a November 2025 incident, Barash told the court, Storms said she thought people had been stealing things from her apartment and putting them in her vehicle in an effort to 'mess with her.'
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Storms has experienced 'repeated episodes of melting down, being triggered' and 'hearing things/voices that weren't there,' Barash told the court, adding that associates of Storms have pointed to potential abuse of substances such as Adderall.
Barash has requested Storms - who's currently granted supervised visitation with their daughter - be evaluated for her mental health.
The judge in the case is slated to reexamine the restraining order later this week.
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