Colin Dias Denies Plot to Kill Ex-Wife Lia Jones

Reality TV divorces get ugly. Property fights, custody battles, screaming matches caught on camera. But the latest chapter in the split between two "Married to Medicine: Los Angeles" stars goes somewhere most breakups don't: an accusation of murder-for-hire.

Lia Jones filed court papers on Monday claiming her ex-husband, Dr. Colin Dias, is trying to have her killed. Colin, through his attorney, says the whole thing is made up and points the finger right back at her. Here's what each side is actually saying, and why the timing matters more than you'd think.

The Claim That Set Everything Off

According to Lia's filing, this didn't come from a text message or a screenshot. It came from a neighbor. She says the neighbor told her that Colin asked them point blank "what would it cost to get rid of" her.

It gets more specific than a vague comment. In the court documents, Lia claims the neighbor said Colin talked about getting his hands on a "clean gun" to carry out the killing. She told the court she believes Colin is actively looking and recruiting someone to do it, and that his feelings toward her have turned from anger into "control and obsession." In her words, she thinks he has both the "means and desire" to follow through.

Off the back of those claims, she went to court Monday and asked for a domestic violence restraining order. Worth knowing: as of the reporting, a judge had not actually granted it yet. The request was filed. That's a different thing from a court agreeing there's enough evidence to sign off.

Colin's Camp Calls It "All BS"

Colin's response was fast and blunt. His attorney, Robert Eisfelder, put out a statement flatly denying every part of Lia's story. The exact phrase used was "all BS." No softening it.

The lawyer's argument isn't just "he didn't do it." It's that Lia's filing leaves out a "lengthy history" between the two of them, and that the timing lines up too neatly with something else on the calendar. Eisfelder denied the allegations and framed them as part of a larger fight that's been dragging on for years.

Lia isn't backing down either. She told reporters that what she and her family have gone through "since being made aware of the very serious situation of my life and safety being compromised has been extremely challenging and caused so much distress." She added that she's "confident" that once the court reviews the "totality of texts, witnesses statements and first hand accounts," there will be evidence that "can't be refuted."

So you've got two people telling completely opposite stories, both saying the paperwork will prove them right. That's usually how these things go before a judge ever weighs in.

The Custody Fight Sitting Underneath All of This

Here's the part Colin's side wants everyone to focus on. There is a custody hearing scheduled for July 28, 2026. Lia wants to change the current custody setup for the couple's two kids. And Colin's attorney is basically arguing that the murder-plot claim landed right before that hearing for a reason.

Right now, Colin holds all the cards on custody. When the divorce was finalized in 2023, he got sole legal and physical custody of both children. Lia was limited to monitored visits. His lawyer says the kids have been "thriving" in their father's care, and that Lia has filed multiple later requests to get custody back. Every one of those requests, according to his side, has been denied by the court.

Earlier this year, in March 2026, Lia asked for a 50/50 legal and physical custody arrangement. Her argument was that Colin could handle the kids financially but wasn't there for them emotionally. To back up her request, she pointed to work she'd done on herself: a 52-week domestic violence course, plus anger management, parenting classes, and therapy.

So the backdrop to all of this isn't just a bitter ex. It's a parent fighting to get time with her children back, and a father holding full custody who says she keeps losing in court.

Colin's Version: He Says He's the One Who Was Attacked

Colin's legal team didn't just deny the plot. They came with their own list of accusations, most of it pulled from a declaration Colin filed back on April 21, 2026.

In that filing, Colin describes a history of domestic violence that he says Lia committed against him. One incident is dated May 2021. He claims Lia punched him in the stomach with a closed fist while he was recovering from surgery, and told him "I wish you would die." That's a specific claim with a specific date, not a general complaint.

Then there's November 2021. According to Colin's court declaration, Lia attacked him in front of the children and threatened to "put two bullets" in his head. That led to Colin getting a domestic violence restraining order against her on November 10, 2021.

It didn't stop there, per his filing. A criminal protective order was issued in April 2022. And in August 2022, Lia was arrested for allegedly violating it. Colin's whole point is that the record shows him as the target, not the aggressor, and that Lia's new claim flips reality on its head.

But Lia Tells a Different Origin Story

If you only read Colin's paperwork, you'd think Lia was the only one with a violent past in this marriage. Her filings tell it the other way.

Lia claims there's a history of domestic violence between them, and that a restraining order was granted five years ago after Colin allegedly hit her with a belt and dragged her by her hair. So both people are claiming to be the victim of an old restraining order. Both are claiming the other one is dangerous. Both say the court files will back them up.

This is the messy reality of a lot of these cases. There isn't one clean villain and one clean victim on paper. There are dueling declarations, dueling orders, and a judge left to sort out who's telling the truth. What we can say for sure is what's documented: Colin has the custody, Lia has been trying to change that, and now there's a murder-plot allegation on top of the pile.

There's a House in the Mix Too

Custody isn't the only thing being fought over. There's also a home.

Lia asked the court to immediately sell a house she says Colin coerced her into signing over to him. Her reasoning: she argued the sale would stop the property from going into foreclosure. But the court didn't rule on it right away. Like the custody question, that request got pushed to a future hearing.

So the picture that emerges is a divorce that technically ended in 2023 but never really wrapped up. The kids, the money, the house, and now the safety claims are all still live. When a split settles on paper but keeps generating court dates three years later, that tells you how far apart these two still are.

What Happens Next

The date to circle is July 28, 2026. That's when the custody modification hearing is set. Colin's team has already tied the murder allegation to that hearing, so expect both sides to bring everything they've got.

A few things are still open questions. The restraining order Lia requested had not been granted at the time of the initial reporting, so a judge still has to decide whether her claims clear the bar for protection. And a murder-for-hire allegation, if taken seriously, is the kind of thing that can pull in more than just family court. For now, though, this is playing out as a civil and custody matter, not a criminal case with charges filed.

Both of these people built part of their public image on being doctors and reality personalities who have it together. What their court files show is a years-long fight that keeps escalating. One side says there's a plot to commit murder. The other says it's a fabrication timed to win back the kids. A judge, not a camera crew, gets to decide who's right this time.

Until then, treat both stories as exactly what they are: allegations from two people who clearly can't stand each other, each swearing the paperwork will prove their case.