David Tutera and His Ex Will Raise Their Twins Separately

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Following a messy split from his ex-husband, event planner David Tutera — famous for producing Cinderella-worthy parties for celebrity clients like Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey — is raising his biological daughter Cielo alone.

Meanwhile, his ex, Ryan Jurica, will raise his biological son and Cielo’s fraternal twin, Cedric, on his own.

Tutera, whose breakup occurred while a surrogate was carrying the twins, says the situation was far from ideal.

“It was a very confusing time,” Tutera, 47, tells PEOPLE exclusively, adding that he and Jurica never discussed keeping the twins together. “The divorce happened so quickly after the [embryo] transfer was successful that there wasn’t time to mourn the loss of raising a second child — I was mourning the loss of my relationship.”

Nonetheless, Tutera, who is based in Los Angeles, says his priority is for his daughter to have a relationship with her brother, who is currently living across the country with Jurica, 35, in Connecticut.

“We can’t pretend like this doesn’t exist for them — that’s completely selfish. It is our responsibility to do the right thing for our children,” Tutera says.

“We’ve exchanged photos. The mudslinging has ended. And I hope that one day, Ryan and I will be friends.”

When it comes to Cielo, who was born June 19, Tutera is walking on air.

“I think we all envision ourselves married and in a relationship. But I’m an older dad and there is something very enlightening about being a single father,” he says.

“I’ll make mistakes, but my job for the rest of her life is to protect her and support her. We’re a team.”

For much more on Tutera and fatherhood, pick up the current issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.

—Aili Nahas

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There are no words. Seriously.

 

[Tribute]

Wow, I thought that was something that only happened on Days of our lives and its likes... raising twins separately. But at least they seem to want them to have contact. If they hadn't it would have just been cruel and unusual. Still, poor kids.
I guess shared custody was too much to deal with for them?

 

[Clara Oswald]

Funny, whilst watching The Parent Trap, I always say, "No parent would ever willingly not see one of their children, ever." Color me wrong

 

[Screen Legend]

Funny, whilst watching The Parent Trap, I always say, "No parent would ever willingly not see one of their children, ever." Color me wrong

Haha, I was just thinking it was the real-life version of that movie.

 

[Rampage]

This is horrible. NO ONE was thinking of these kids. NO ONE.

 

[SiD]

That sounds so messed up, are there no laws against that?
That should pretty much secure kids with serious issues.

 

[HisMrs]

WHY in the world would people choose to split children up like that?! Ugh... People are so gross.