If you’re considering walking down the “aisle” of your swampy backyard to marry your fifth “soulmate” and you haven’t protected your assets, Jenelle Evans advises you to think twice.
The fired Teen Mom star is kicking herself for not forcing her ex-husband David Eason to sign a prenuptial agreement before their 2017 wedding and, in a new interview with Us Weekly, the former Mrs. Eason tells her fans not to do as she did.
As The Ashley previously told you, Jenelle and David’s divorce has been finalized and as part of their divorce settlement, Jenelle was ordered to pay her former fellow swamp-dweller $33,450 (in monthly installments), and take over responsibilty for paying off the $40,000 tax lien and debt she and David owe to the North Carolina Department of Revenue.
The former swampmates were also required last month to divvy up their assets– including vehicles, various motorized toys and the infamous boaterhome– with Jenelle being responsible for paying the remainder of the mortgage on her North Carolina home on The Land, which sits at nearly $139,000.
Despite the punch to her pocketbook, Jenelle seems to be maintaining a good attitude.
“Even though I left with some debt, I hope everyone can learn from my mistakes and life lessons once again,” she told the magazine. “I’m happy to close this chapter for good.”
When discussing the financial hit she took as a result of her split from David, Jenelle stressed to Us Weekly on Tuesday that a prenuptial agreement– which she and David did not have– would’ve been very beneficial to her.
“Unfortunately, North Carolina is a 50/50 state and even though I paid for the majority of our assets, they had to be divided regardless,” Jenelle said. “I don’t think a lot of people put that into perspective when getting married and they definitely should.
“Prenups should be more accepted into society in my opinion,” she added.
Jenelle also took the liberty of handing out some advice on social media last month immediately after she and David settled their divorce.
“Now I can breathe,” she wrote on Instagram. “Went through our assets and came to a settlement. Ladies please don’t ever put anything in anyone’s name but your own. The battle is over!”
Jenelle had been making big bucks from appearing on ‘Teen Mom 2’ for years before she met David. Still, when she was preparing to say “I do” to the employment-challenged raking enthusiast, she insisted on social media that she didn’t need to get a prenup.
Fans found this decision somewhat surprising at the time, given that, just a few years earlier, Jenelle had barely skated by without having to pay her first husband, Courtland Rogers, anything in their divorce, despite them also not having a prenup.
In case you haven’t been following the Saga of Jenelle’s Soulmates for more than a decade like The Ashley has, you may not remember that Jenelle and Courtland were married in December 2012. Their union— which came after only a few heroin-filled months together— happened at the courthouse right before Courtland had a court hearing. (It’s rumored that they got hitched so that Jenelle wouldn’t be forced to testify against him, thanks to “Spousal Testimonial Privilege.”)
Their marriage went belly up soon afterward, following several breakups, arrests and an on-air abortion. The couple was granted a divorce in 2014, and— luckily for Jenelle— the judge denied Courtland’s request for money or rights to any of Jenelle’s assets.
Jenelle appears to be attempting to raise some money by posting some clickbait articles to her Facebook page. Her latest includes a photo of a sad-looking Jenelle, along with the caption, “I have to pay David over $30k.”
Despite having settled their division of assets and divorce, David and Jenelle are still scheduled to battle it out in court in October over custody and child support for their daughter Ensley.
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Don’t worry, Janelle. I’ve been using you as an example of what NOT to do for many years now!
Telling people to learn from her mistakes when she doesn’t even learn from her own mistakes is crazy work 🧐
Heh. What about, “I failed all 3 of my kids miserably because I am an unfit parent. Learn from my mistakes and refrain from having multiple soulmates and children with each one of them.”
Jenelle should just be grateful that her loathsome loaf of an ex-husband is Kenleigh’s problem now.
i’m actually glad david got majority of the stuff in the divorce and she’s in debt to pay for that loser it’s what she gets when she chose to let an abuser around and pay for him just because she didn’t wanna take care of her own kids 🤷🏻♀️ now hopefully his good luck is up now so he can face prison time for what he did to jace!!! (also stfu jenelle prenups have been socially acceptable for a long time now, it wasn’t society that made u feel not to get one bffr)
Agreed.
David is a dick.
Jenelle is a dick..
She’s getting exactly what she deserves here.
Trailer trash giving advice about anything is hysterical.
I know that’s it’s just the law but it is crazy that he got 50% of everything considering she had that money and job before they got married. He didn’t have a job and was the reason she lost her job. She also paid for several lawyers for various different reasons and he is currently facing charges for assaulting her teenage son. She is a trash person but so it David and he definitely didn’t deserve half of her assets. I hope other women do take note…. He can get what you work for even though he’s a bum if you let him.
Logically though, in a normal world, Jenelle could make money because David was home caring for the kids. I understand she didn’t, but his domestic duties do have value. If she would have had to pay for day care, she’d be far poorer, but she didn’t because of David being there.
I mean, no. David didn’t quit his job when they got married to stay home with the kids. He was already at home anyway because he was unemployed. Jenelle was also home most of that time as well because she wasn’t working a 9 to 5. Let’s not pretend that David was some wonderful stay at home dad. People have to take care of their own property and children…. He doesn’t deserve extra money for that. Also, None of his kids were living with him before they got married or after. His life got a lot better when he married Jenelle. I don’t really feel bad for Janelle because she deserves to lose some money for allowing the things she has.
There’s no pretending. This is just why non-working parents still get half especially when kids are involved. The court isn’t going to look at each individual case. They aren’t going to leave non working parents destitute, and domestic duties hold value. It’s just the law
My mom started dating a meth addict when he was living in a homeless shelter. No job. She moved him in with her in less than 3 months. Continued to take her money, use meth and remain unemployed. She married him in less than a year. He stole her car. She couldn’t get to work. He stole my son’s car with no insurance as we were selling it. Said he had to “get cat food.” My mom backed him up. She was a 30 year employee at Mayo Clinic. She got a retirement of $250k. They burned through it in a year. My mom bought a house and did all the improvements herself. Guess who she put on the mortgage?? Mind you, my mom is an intelligent person. She just makes horrible horrible choices in men.
I have a strong feeling that David and his lawyer have some good dirt on Jenelle and that’s why they settled this in mediation. This is a crash out worthy loss for her and she’s handling it way too suspiciously well. I’m wondering if they kept it out of court to keep the dirt private in exchange for David getting “more” and possibly sign an NDA so she doesn’t have to worry about him spilling in the future.
I live in the part of the world where we aren’t dumb enough to marry someone like David Eason. Especially without an ironclad prenup.
Good! This reminds me of Brittany Spears and when she got divorced, she had to pay her ex-husband (a background dancer) 25,000 a month or something like that.
That guy had a job at least. Also if you’re talking about Sam, they had a prenup. The settlement adhered to the prenup
Also most of Kevin’s money he got was bc they had kids together
Both of Britney’s ex-husbands were EMPLOYED. And she had prenups. The only reason Kevin walked away with that amount is because he was the primary parent for their two children while Britney was going through her issues. Sam walked away with exactly what their prenup said he would. This is comparing employed apples to rotten oranges.
Thank you, you explained it better than I did. Kevin did raise those boys for the most part and if Brit was a dude, nobody would think those kids and a woman weren’t entitled to the money. I’m generally not a fan of whataboutism but in the end, those kids lived with the parent who could take best care of them and the non custodial parent should pay child support
I think it’s all fair. Jenelle didn’t want to take care of the domestic stuff, David did it. David didn’t want to take care of the financial stuff, Jenelle did it. Jenelle has never been a motherly being. Never. Long before David came along, we watched her not handle the general domestic duties, let alone raising her kids. They were married for many years and they both pulled their weight. I personally would never do this dynamic but TONS of couples do things like this. And if David worked and Jenelle cared for the house and kids, nobody would bat an eye at her getting her fair share of stuff. I think it’s fine. If you want to be the provider instead of the mother, be prepared to also be the provider in the divorce. That’s all there was to learn here.