Father of Missing Oregon Boy Files for Divorce

(June 29) -- The father of a missing 7-year-old Oregon boy filed for divorce and took out a restraining order against his wife that prevents her from having contact with her children, according to reports. Terri Moulton Horman is the last person known to have seen Kyron Horman, her stepson.

In granting the restraining order, Multnomah County Circuit Judge Keith Meisenheimer barred Moulton Horman from having access to her children or firearms, The Associated Press reported. She has an 18-month-old daughter, Kiara Horman, with Kyron's father, and a teenage son from a previous relationship.

Kaine Horman filed for divorce Monday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, the AP and The Oregonian reported. Horman filed for the restraining order, according to The Oregonian and KPTV, and moved out with little Kiara.

Kyron vanished June 4 from his school in Portland after Moulton Horman brought him to school and took his picture at a science fair before classes began. The sheriff's office recently said the search for Kyron had become a criminal investigation.

Moulton Horman isn't a person of interest or a suspect, sheriff's spokeswoman Lt. Mary Lindstrand told the AP on Monday, adding that the department is "not talking about personal issues going on with the Hormans."

However, Moulton Horman, 40, has been a prominent figure in the investigation because she was the last to see her stepson. Her friend, Jaymie Finster, has said Moulton Horman has taken a polygraph test and planned on taking a second, according to a report.

Also Monday, the boy's father; his mother, Desiree Young; and her husband, Tony Young, released a statement through the sheriff's office supporting the investigation. Notably, Moulton Horman was not included.

"We have been fully briefed by law enforcement on the on-going criminal investigation," the statement read. "We are in complete support of that investigation."

The statement said the three were "limiting statements to the media to keep the integrity of the investigation intact."

It said they were acting in the best interest of Kyron and his sister, Kiara, and would not comment further.

Moulton Horman's father, Larry Moulton, told KPTV that Kiara wasn't living with her.

"It's a very difficult time, and I'm just here to support my daughter," said Moulton, who's staying with her. "We'll leave it at that."

People magazine reported today that Moulton said his daughter has been interviewed at length by police and that chances are "50-50" she will be arrested.

On Monday night, several friends arrived at Moulton Horman's home to console her after learning of the divorce filing, The Oregonian reported. At one point, Moulton Horman stuck her head out the door to call to a friend, but she did not otherwise comment, the paper said.

Kaine Horman's lawyer, Laura Rackner, a family law attorney, did not return messages left by several media outlets.