Teen Mom’s Jenelle Evans revealed that her relationship with her son Jace is thriving, after she recently regained full custody of him.
The 31-year-old reality star, who shares the 13-year-old boy with her ex Andrew Lewis, was finally awarded custody of Jace less than two weeks ago, after relinquishing parental rights to his mother Barbara Evans ago. more than a decade.
“My relationship with Jace is closer than ever and he’s doing much better,” Jenelle said. MY! News.
‘I feel that being with his family makes him much happier. Our family was not complete without him,” she added.
Jenelle also revealed that the new arrangement has partially helped heal her strained relationship with Barbara, saying, “My relationship with my mom has improved a bit, but she’s still a bit controlling to be honest.”
‘My relationship with Jace is closer than ever’: Teen Mom’s Jenelle Evans, 31, revealed that her relationship with her son Jace, 13, is thriving, after she recently regained full custody of him.
“I think it will take time for him to get used to this change,” he added.
Jenelle, who also shares Kaiser, 8, with her ex Nathan Griffith and Ensley, 6, with husband David Eason, revealed that the drive to gain custody came from believing her son “needed a change.”
“We also didn’t like the crowds he hung out with, so now he’s out on the field. He loves riding her motocross and working on it recently. She wants to sign up for motocross racing in the future,’ she shared.
Jenelle also shed light on Jace’s relationship with stepfather David Eason.
‘David teaches Jace how to hunt, fish, fix dirt bikes or give dating advice. Jace needed a father figure and I can tell how happy Jace is to have one around.’
The new custody agreement became official after Jenelle and her mother Barbara signed the papers on March 16.
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 in 2009, had relinquished custody of her eldest son to Barbara shortly after he was born.
Complete: ‘I feel like being with your family makes you so much happier. Our family was not complete without him,” she added.
Father figure: Jenelle shared that Jace likes having her stepdad David Eason, 34 (pictured) around: “Jace needed a father figure and I can tell how happy Jace is to have one.”
Update: She’s also shed light on her relationship with mother Barbara, who previously had custody of Jace, saying it’s “improved a bit, but admittedly she’s still a bit controlling”; The duo photographed in 2015
Jenelle had previously stated that she regained custody of Jace while speaking in a candid TikTok video posted in January 2021.
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 get ‘men to talk,'” she added, noting that Barbara “has seen the way David cares [her] 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.”
Ended: She recently posted a sweet clip of the process of signing custody paperwork, writing: ‘#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’
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.
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.
David also has two children, Maryssa and Kaden, from previous relationships.
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.
Back together: Her manager told Us Weekly that despite spats in the past, Jenelle and her husband patched things up and have a stable, healthy relationship; pictured 2016