On Tuesday 6 October 2026, Shakira and Gerard Piqué appeared before Court of First Instance No. 18 in Barcelona for a hearing on the visiting section of the separation agreement they reached in 2022. Shakira is seeking to move some short holiday visits to Miami so Milan and Sasha would not have to cross the Atlantic for stays of only a few days.
The existing agreement was ratified in December 2022 and allowed Shakira to move to Miami with the children.
Shakira's lawyers say the current schedule puts too much travel on the children. Under their proposal, Piqué would go to Miami during brief holiday periods instead of the children flying to Barcelona for short visits.
El País reported that the request would share the disruption caused by the journey between the adults. Piqué's time with Milan and Sasha would not be reduced.
The dispute concerns who should handle the strain of a family split between Miami and Barcelona. It does not seek to cut contact between a father and his children.
The family moved from Barcelona to Miami on 2 April 2023. Since then, Milan and Sasha have lived in the United States, while the existing agreement has governed their visits with their father.
The current schedule gives Piqué large time with them. Spanish media have reported that the agreement allowed him to spend about 66% of the children's school holidays with them. It also reportedly provided for Christmas holidays to alternate between the parents and visits of roughly ten days a month, El País reported.
Legal explanations reported by El Español, El Periódico de Catalunya and El Mundo say the proposed adjustment would protect the children's school routine and their life outside school. Shakira's lawyers also link the request to the children's emotional and physical wellbeing, as well as their academic stability.
EFE described the Barcelona hearing as a review of the existing visiting regime after the family's move to the United States.
A short stay can still mean a long flight and a time-zone change. Shakira's position is that adults should share those costs instead of placing them mainly on Milan and Sasha.
The petition is framed as a change to the agreement's travel arrangements. It does not seek to remove Piqué from the children's schedule. A separate Valencia report concerns a political dispute. This Barcelona case deals with the daily logistics of a family living in two cities.
The court has not approved the proposed changes. Proceedings over the visiting regime are continuing, and the final arrangement remains under consideration.
Reports confirm Piqué's participation in the hearing but disclose no final ruling or detailed public response from his side.
