The Ashley can exclusively reveal that Barbara Evans has filed a motion with the Brunswick District Court in North Carolina, requesting full custody of her teenage grandson Jace, the son of fired Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans.
According to court documents obtained by The Ashley, Barbara filed a Motion for Emergency Child Custody & Motion to Modify Child Custody on March 11. The ‘Teen Mom’ grandma went on to file an ex parte order the following day.
To The Ashley’s knowledge, Jenelle isn’t yet aware of this latest filing, but she will be served soon.
As you know, Jace moved away from Las Vegas– where Jenelle and her two youngest children continue to live– last year to resume living in North Carolina with Barbara, who raised the teen for most of his life.
Barbara’s filing comes just days after news broke that Jenelle sent Jace to a mental health facility, a move that allegedly happened in the aftermath of Barbara calling 911 last month after Jace erupted in anger over the news that his mom had reunited with her ex-husband, David Eason, who currently has pending criminal charges against him for allegedly assaulting and strangling Jace in 2023.
A hearing for the Temporary Custody/Motion to Modify Custody has been set for April 13. Jace’s father Andrew Lewis is also required to be at the court date, according to records.
“Barbara has been working behind the scenes to get Jace but hasn’t made it public like Jenelle has,” The Ashley’s source told her.
The Ashley will continue to update this story…
UPDATE! Jenelle has seemingly responded to the story.
“Let’s present the evidence shall we Barbara?” she wrote on X. “Damn, don’t dig a hole when the hole isn’t needed.”
(Photos: Instagram; MTV)
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Barbara needs to use all of the evidence Jenelle posted of her being with David even though there is an RO against him. Maybe Jenelle will get locked up too! I hope her and David both do!
I’d like to see why Jenelle thinks she should retain custody when she has already had Jace taken from her within months of finally getting custody after 14 years (only because Barb let her) and then ended up shipping him to Barb anyways. She relinquished physical custody of that kid multiple times. What evidence does she even think she has?
Oh Juh-nelle… I’m sure Babs has plenty to present in court. Like Jace only being your custody for less than a year and running away several times or getting assaulted by your swamp-mate David (who you’re back with, deny that under oath…) or that you also tried shipping him off to his Dad who he barely knew or that Jace can’t stand your ass …
or that you can’t keep your mouth shut online.
Barb has never been a saint and I know she raised Jenelle, but Barb is who Jace needs to be with. Despite barbs flaws, she is the only one who has loved and cared for Jace. And love and a safe place is what he needs.
I imagine it was very damaging to Jace to hear Jenelle continuously talk about how Barbara was keeping them apart. Only to then find out when Jenelle got custody that it was all an act for the cameras and her string of loser soulmates.
Literally, Dear God, please let this or something better come of his horrible horrendous nightmare. Jace deserves so much more, and his egg donor does not. He is still a child. Give him Grace and the ability to have a better life and adulthood.
Signed,
Most Sane People in America.
This is because she loves him as a parent does, Jenelle does not. I don’t think there’s any way Jenelle is going to allow this, not because she actually wants custody of Jace, she just doesn’t want Babs to “win”.
That’s what it was about the first time Jenelle filed to get custody back. She wants bragging rights, not her actual kid.