 After their child's birth, Kelly and Kevin soon begin a messy divorce proceeding and custody battle, made all the worse when Kevin's son, Duke, arrives in Llanview in 2004 and sides with Kelly in the separation.Kevin wins custody of their son, but when Kelly divulges the child's true paternity, her hidden miscarriage of their child, and desire to return the child to his birth mother, Kevin becomes determined to keep the child known as "Ace Buchanan".Kelly eventually convinces Kevin to give their adoptive child to his birth mother, and the two end divorce proceedings and reconcile.