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Kyle Richards Reveals the Secret to Co-Parenting with Estranged Husband Mauricio Umansky

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Kyle Richards is revealing her secret to navigating a co-parenting relationship.

While speaking exclusively with PEOPLE at An Unforgettable Evening Benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund event in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Monday, April 28, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 56, opened up about her co-parenting dynamic with estranged husband Mauricio Umansky.

Richards, who's a mother to four daughters, notes that she and her ex "get along really well" and simply "want the best for each other."

"Mauricio and I get along really well. You know, we both want the best for each other," she tells PEOPLE. "We love our daughters. So we were very good friends. I have his back. He has mine."

When asked about the secret to managing a successful co-parenting relationship, the mom of four says, "I think we're just really good friends, and we always have been, so that came in handy. That's one good thing out of that."

The reality star is a mother to one daughter, Farrah, 36, with her ex, Guraish Aldjufrie, and three daughters, Portia, 17, Sophia, 25, and Alexia, 28, with Umansky. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills viewers have watched Richards' daughters grow up on TV over several seasons of the show.