After seven years of marriage, numerous 911 calls and plenty of online bickering, Jenelle Evans is saying she’s done with her marriage to David Eason.

The fired Teen Mom 2 star has reportedly filed to legal separate from her husband. In court documents obtained by The Sun, Jenelle provides a laundry list of reasons she wants out of her marriage to David, including what she claims is “concerning and disturbing behavior” spurred by his “excessive alcohol use”; his habit of excessively spending her money (because he refuses to work); and drinking and driving on the regular, to name just a few things.

Jenelle also pointed out that David cost her income from numerous jobs (including her job on ‘Teen Mom 2’) and that her standing by him has “degraded her public image.”

Here, The Ashley will break down Jenelle’s court filing.

What Jenelle Filed For:

Jenelle filed for “legal separation” in late February which is the first step in getting a divorce in North Carolina. (As The Ashley has previously reported, couples wishing to divorce in North Carolina must live separately— at different residences— for one year before they can file for divorce.)

Jenelle confirmed that, as The Ashley previously reported, David has been living on the couple’s broken boat, which is docked in a nearby marina.

In the filing, Jenelle said she and David officially separated on February 16, “with the intent that the separation be permanent.”

(The Ashley can confirm, though, that the couple was still getting along up until late last week. Jenelle was still actively defending and meeting with David up until an incident a few days ago.)

Anyway, Jenelle is asking that the court grant her primary physical custody of their daughter, Ensley, and order David to pay child support. 

As for the couple’s shared house and property (aka “The Land”), Jenelle is asking that it all basically be awarded to her.

“[Jenelle] is in need of the sole use enjoyment and possession of the property for the benefit of [Jenelle] and the minor children and hereby request this court to enter an order sequestering the property for the benefit of Jenelle and the minor children.”

She is asking for the court to grant her legal possession of the home, and noted that David has stated that he will not let her have the house willingly.

“[David] has made several statements that [Jenelle] cannot keep him from ‘his’ home,” Jenelle stated.

David received a copy of Jenelle’s filing but, according to The Sun, has not yet filed a response.

Why Jenelle Wants a Divorce:

In her filing, Jenelle claims that being with David has damaged her in numerous ways, including financially and emotionally.

She lists David’s “concerning and at times disturbing behavior towards” her as a main reason she wants the split, bringing up the fact that David currently has pending child abuse and “assault by strangulation” charges pending against him for his alleged physical attack on her son Jace in September. She also notes that, in 2019, David shot her dog Nugget, causing them to split for a period of time afterward.

Jenelle Claims David Has Not Been a Good Parent to His Daughters: 

In the court docs, Jenelle states that, after she asked him to leave their home in February so that Jace could come back and live with her, David has not made any effort to parent his daughters, Ensley and Maryssa (whose mom is David’s ex-wife). 

Jenelle stated that, since leaving The Land, David has not asked about Ensley and, instead, “has been spending his days drinking liquor at a bar near the marina.”

She also claims that— just as The Ashley previously confirmed— she had to boot Maryssa from her home after David left because she needed Maryssa’s room for Jace.

Jenelle slammed David for not coming up with a plan for Maryssa’s care following his departure from the home. (As The Ashley told you, Jenelle was the one who contacted Maryssa’s mom and stepdad to ask that Maryssa move in with them, and that act angered David.) 

“[David] developed no plan for ensuring both of his biological minor children were cared for and offered [Jenelle] zero support and assistance with any of the minor children during this time,” the court docs state.

Jenelle Claims David Recently Took Stuff From Her In Order to Harass Her:

In the filing, Jenelle claims David refused to give her back the key to their mailbox, despite knowing that Jace’s medications were in the box.

She also states that David stole her car.

“For the purpose of harassing or annoying [Jenelle], [David] took [Jenelle’s] vehicle without her permission and told her to kill herself among other vile insults, which [Jenelle] filmed the interaction for her safety,” the filing reads.

She added that this occurred on February 22, when there was an active no-contact order between Jace and David. Jenelle states that David showed up on The Land anyway.

Jenelle Claims David Refuses to Work, Drinks Excessively & Spends All Her Money:

Jenelle told the court that, despite David’s refusal to work (for the majority of their marriage), he still spends money “recklessly.” Jenelle notes that she is the only one earning an income in the family.

“[David] recklessly spent the party’s money which [Jenelle] solely earns, and in other ways to be shown at trial,” she writes. “[David] has further committed marital misconduct in that he excessively uses alcohol and has not maintained consistent full-time employment for a number of years.”

Jenelle also states that David’s “excessive” drinking is often the cause of his “erratic” behavior.

“During the marriage of the parties, [David’s] excessive use of alcohol was burdensome and rendered [Jenelle’s] life intolerable,” she writes, adding that David allegedly shells out a ton of money for booze, despite him not earning an income.

“[David] would regularly drink and drive and spend excess money on alcohol– money which he does not earn and which could otherwise go toward the financial well-being of the minor children,” she wrote, adding that her former swampy soulmate “recklessly spent [Jenelle’s] earned income while refusing to earn consistent income to contribute to the family.”

Speaking of money, Jenelle states that David has cost her jobs and income from those jobs. (As fans know, David was fired from “Teen Mom 2′ after going on a homophobic rant on Twitter in 2018. Jenelle was eventually also let go from the show due to David shooting the dog and Jenelle’s refusal to film without him, among other things.) 

“[David’s] conduct has caused plaintiff employment compensation and degraded her public image,” the court docs state.

Jenelle States That She Was a Good Wife to David & That She Has Caught a Ton of Flak for Supporting Him

“[Jenelle] has been a faithful and dutiful spouse to the defendant and has stuck by the [David’s] side through the criticism of millions of people across the world on social media, who voiced concern regarding the [David’s] behaviors,” she writes.

 

David has yet to speak out about the filing. The Ashley will be updating this story with more information soon. Stay tuned…

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