Celebrity | Usher Judge Sides With Usher in Child Custody Battle Wife Tameka Foster Raymond wanted son after near drowning By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Aug 9, 2013 4:10 PM CDT Copied This photo combo shows R&B singer Usher and Usher's ex-wife, Tameka Foster Raymond. (Seth Wenig, David Goldman) A judge in Atlanta has dismissed an emergency request by R&B singer Usher's ex-wife seeking temporary custody of their two children. Tameka Foster Raymond had requested the hearing earlier this week after their 5-year-old son got caught in a pool drain while in the care of the Grammy winner's aunt. After a hearing in which both Usher and Raymond took the stand, Fulton County Superior Court Judge John Goger dismissed her request for temporary primary custody and decision-making authority. Raymond's court filing had said their son "suffered a near-death accident" while left unsupervised at Usher's home Monday. Usher and Tameka Raymond married in 2007 and divorced two years later. They went through a lengthy child custody battle, and Usher was awarded primary custody of the boys last year. Read These Next The country of Eswatini is about to be on your radar. This is why you don't wear metal in MRI rooms. Two of Iran's enrichment sites reportedly could be back soon. Senate claws back aid to public broadcasting. Report an error