Barbara Evans has spoken out for the first time since her battle for her grandson Jace began last month.
While Barb’s daughter—- fired Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans— has been very outspoken about Jace being sent to a mental health facility last month— Barbara has yet to speak publicly about him, or her battle against Jenelle to regain custody of the 16-year-old. (As The Ashley previously told you, Barbara called 911 in late February after Jace became destructive at her house when he found out that Jenelle has reunited with her ex-husband David Eason. He was sent to a mental health facility, where he remains as of press time.)
The Ashley broke the news Friday that Barb had filed for emergency custody. That emergency custody bid was done behind Jenelle’s back, but denied by a judge.
“Basically, because Jace is currently in the mental health facility and therefore safe, he was not in immediate danger and there was no need to grant emergency custody,” The Ashley source explained. “Barbara did not lose her chance to get custody of Jace; she only lost the bid for emergency custody.”
Barb also filed a motion on Friday to modify the custody agreement for Jace that exists between her and Jenelle. (While Jenelle has full legal custody of Jace, Barbara is legally required to be allowed visitation with her grandson, etc.)
That motion was approved and several court dates have been set up within the next couple of weeks. Barbara, Jenelle and Jace’s father Andrew Lewis (who now lives in North Carolina and has been active in Jace’s life over the last year or so) are all required to attend the hearing.
In a comment to TMZ on Monday, Barbara— who raised Jace for the majority of his life before signing custody back over to Jenelle when Jace was 14— spoke about her fight to get Jace back.
“It doesn’t matter that it was denied, because I’m going to court on March 23rd for a temporary custody hearing,” Barbara said. “The evidence will be presented then.”
Barbara will be presenting her evidence to prove to the judge that she should get custody back of Jace, as will Andrew. (As you may remember, Jenelle sent Jace to live with Andrew last year but took Jace back after just a few weeks. Just over a month later, Jace leaked private text conversations between him and his mother that showed Jenelle in a very unflattering light. He was immediately sent to live with Barbara in North Carolina, where he remained until the incident in February.
Jenelle’s “rep” issued a statement to Daily Mail over the weekend about Jace.
‘The son is receiving the help he needs, and Jenelle has been dedicated to finding the best treatment and the right place to support his progress,” the “rep” stated.
Last week, Jenelle called out Barbara several times on social media and accused her of being “the enemy” in this saga.
“Whoever thought the enemy is my own mother, sad AF,” Jenelle wrote of her mom, who suffered a stroke in October. “And to think the empathy I had for her all these months because of her health.”
According to court documents, a motion hearing has also been set for April 13 in North Carolina.
The Ashley will continue to update this story. Stay tuned…
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I feel like through all these years Barb has held back going nuclear on JE since she’s still her daughter & has other kids & is a public figure & didn’t want to blow up her life & future prospects but Barb needs to finally take off the gloves & fight for Jace (& by extension Kaiser & Ensley). Barb knows where the bodies are buried & all that’s going on w/UBT & their relationship. Lay it all out & show how JE’s actions are affecting Jace & point out them being back together & how it’s a violation of the ROs. By protecting JE for so long she’s made her think she’s invincible & can do whatever she wants to whomever.
This is going to suck for Barb as a Mom but it needs done to protect those grandkids.
Jenelle still has two more teenagers to raise – they’re all doomed
Jenelle should have never has any amount of custody. Barbara is his mother. Jenelle is less of a parent than Caitlin and Tyler. He needs intensive therapy due to emotional abuse by Jenelle, and physical, probably verbal by David. Barbara should gave gotten sole custody of him since he was birthed.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am so disgusted by Jenelle’s behavior that I almost want to fly down there for the hearing to support Jace, Barbara, and even Andrew just to tick that evil witch off. No “more classier courtin’ heels” could stop that from getting to her and I have a feeling that I am speaking for almost everyone reading this when I say that it would make my day to both see Jenelle sit there simmering with rage at my presence and to see her confused as hell trying to figure out what’s going on when she sees someone actually *supporting* someone else instead of the demented picture she has in her head of what she thinks support looks like.
I hope Barb regains full custody and full say in jaces life. I know she was just old and exhausted, but Jace never should’ve been in Jenelle’s custody. Not since day one.
Well she can’t have Jace in her custody with swamp thing in her house as well due to restraining order. So that means one has to go and we all know who that will be
Barb needs to set up a go fund me for assistance with legal fees and Jace’s care. I bet there are hundreds of not thousands that would be willing to donate to help him not be victimized by his egg donor again.
You are your own enemy, Jenelle, and your kids’ enemy too. You are plain evil
Who tf is speaking on Swamp Bitch’s behalf? I’m surprised that person doesn’t catch on fire right where they stand with all those lies.
Jenelle is most likely “the rep.” She or DKD is the person leaking stories to the media for pay. She has no rep, no staff on retainer, except for the lawyer, most likely. She is an evil POS.
She is. “The rep” who referred to Jace as “the son” is Janelle. Or David.
Jenelle only ever wanted custody back to prove that she has physical custody of all her children and basically it was all just property value. He belongs to her and she can now do whatever she wants with him which is basically nothing. She hasn’t given him any type of care or support that he really does need while saying that she’s doing the most for him by putting him in facilities. The short period of time that she did have him she is completely ruined the relationship that they did have and possible one in the future. She’s a vile disgusting destructive element of Satan
She sure does love to say “I have custody of all my kids” while leaving out that one lives across the country from her and she’d shipped another off to his grandmother until it got out, then she went and got him back.
I love your description of Jenelle being a “disgusting destructive element of Satan,” but I can’t help but feel that the comparison is a little bit unfair to Satan who, at this point, I think has a lot more positive qualities than Jenelle could ever dream of. 😉
There is only air between Jenelle’s ears.
Hopefully Barb can get custody of Jace back.
She is shacking up with the man that abused Jace. Doesn’t that make HER Jace’s enemy? If she knows how it feels (i.e. she thinks her mother is her enemy), why is she doing this to Jace? For the best interests of all of her children, she needs to separate from David forever. Her only job as right now is to raise her kids to the best of her ability. That’s it. Barbara is putting Jace’s welfare, as a vulnerable minor, above Janelle’s wishes, as her daughter. As Barbara should! Minor children’s best interests will always trump an adult!