Jenelle Evans has finally been granted full custody of her son Jace since she gave up parental rights to her mother many years ago.
The new custody agreement became official after reality star Teen Mom, 31, and her mother, Barbara Evans, signed the papers on March 16 after more than a decade.
She wrote in the caption of a video of herself signing the documents and shedding tears of joy: “Words cannot describe how happy I truly am. Our family is complete now! Thanks Mom.’
The North Carolina native, who welcomed Jace, now 13, in 2009 with ex-boyfriend Andrew Lewis, had relinquished custody of her eldest son to Barbara shortly after he was born.
Jenelle had previously stated that she regained custody of Jace while speaking in a candid TikTok video posted in January 2021.
Custody Regained: Jenelle Evans, 31, has finally been granted full custody of her son Jace since relinquishing parental rights to her mother many years ago.
Ended: He posted a sweet clip of the process of signing the paperwork and wrote: ‘#MyHappyEnding, IT’S OFFICIAL! Thank you all for your support!’
Tears of happiness: She wrote in the caption of a video of herself signing the documents and shedding tears of joy: ‘Words cannot describe how happy I truly am. Our family is complete now! Thanks Mom.’
Over the years, Jenelle continued a lengthy court battle with her mother over custody of her firstborn son, as she battled drug addiction and had been arrested multiple times in her pre-teen years.
“My mother and I decided together to return full custody to me because we want to rebuild our relationship as mother and daughter,” Jenelle said. us weekly in a sentence.
“We have officially signed the documents on Thursday, March 16 in court,” he said. ‘It’s a done deal!’
He went on to explain that his mother wishes for Jace to live with his family and be close to a suitable father figure.
“My mother agrees that it’s time for Jace to go back to his brothers and live with a mother and father,” she said.
“She also thinks it’s important for Jace to be around a father figure to learn ‘boy things’ and make ‘men talk’,” she added, nothing Barbara “has seen in the way David raises (his) children”.
“She knows we’re capable of handling it,” Jenelle continued. “We want to get along for the sake of the children and, as I said before, rebuild our relationship as mother and daughter.”
Her manager, August Keen, also told Us Weekly that despite spats in the past, Jenelle and her husband patched things up and have a stable and healthy relationship.
“Jenelle and David are definitely together,” Keen said. The things between them are great.
“They are a happy family and doing completely well,” he said in the statement.
Jenelle was 17 at the time of Jace’s birth and her entire pregnancy was documented on MTV’s 16 And Pregnant.
Jenelle also shares an eight-year-old son named Kaiser with ex-boyfriend Nathan Griffith, as well as a six-year-old daughter, Ensley, with husband David Eason, 34.
David also has two children, Maryssa and Kaden, from previous relationships.
It’s official! The new custody agreement became official after reality star Teen Mom and her mother, Barbara Evans, signed the papers on March 16 after more than a decade.
One big family: In a statement shared with Us Weekly, he explained that his mother wishes Jace to live with his family and be close to a suitable father figure.
Mother of three: Jenelle also shares an eight-year-old son named Kaiser with ex-boyfriend Nathan Griffith, as well as a six-year-old daughter, Ensley, with husband David Eason, 34.
Back together: Her manager, August Keen, also told Us Weekly that despite spats in the past, Jenelle and her husband patched things up and have a stable, healthy relationship
In the past, Jenelle and David had lost custody of all of their children after a terrifying incident involving their dog in April 2019.
Eason killed his French bulldog, Nugget, after the dog allegedly attacked and bit Ensley.
After the tragic event, their children were removed from their custody and the couple was separated for about a year.
Despite their checkered history and both being fired from the MTV show, they ended up reviving their relationship and reconciling their issues.
