Jenelle Evans‘ lawyer is peacing out on her multiple open court cases in North Carolina.
The Ashley can exclusively reveal that Brandon Pettijohn officially notified the court on Friday that he wants to remove himself as the ‘Teen Mom’ star’s trusty attorney for both of her custody cases. Brandon— whom Jenelle stated she found on TikTok— is the attorney Jenelle has used in both her custody fight against her mom and ex over her son Jace, and her divorce from David Eason.
On Friday, Brandon filed two motions to “Withdraw as Counsel” for both civil cases. In the motion, he asked that the court allow him and his law firm to “withdraw as attorneys of record, for good cause.”
Although he didn’t specify what that “good cause” is, there are several reasons an attorney could file to withdraw as a person’s counsel. These include non-payment of legal fees, a conflict of interest, a leave of absence for the attorney, or lack of communication between the client and the attorney, to name a few. It does not appear that he is taking time off from work, though, as he is scheduled to be the attorney in other cases up until at least the end of the year.
(One source close to Jenelle tells The Ashley that she’s “having money problems at the moment”; however, they did not state if this was the reason her lawyer is dropping her.)
Anyway, a date has been set for October 5 in the Jenelle/David divorce case for Brandon’s motion to withdraw to be discussed in court.
He is also dropping out of Jenelle’s custody case for Jace. Jenelle, her mom Barbara (who is currently caring for the teen) and Jace’s dad Andrew Lewis were all due to meet in court earlier this week, but Jenelle filed for yet another continuance. (This is the fourth time the case has been continued this year, by the way.)
Despite the continuance, The Ashley can confirm that Barbara’s attorney was present at the hearing that was supposed to be held on September 9. (Jenelle’s lawyer was not there.) It was decided that the hearing regarding Jace’s custody situation would be reset for November 9.
As The Ashley previously told you, Jace is currently living with Barbara again, and Andrew has been able to get the visitation with his son that he desired, so there’s not much more to do in the case. (Jace turns 18 in August 2027.) In August, Jace went Live on social media to give an update on his life in North Carolina since Barb took over care of him.
“My grandma, she’s doing pretty good…I’m over here just living my life….” he said. “Everyone was happy to have me back home. I’ve been doing my best.”
As of press time, Jenelle has not notified the court that another lawyer will be replacing Brandon in either case.
Stay tuned…
(Photos: MTV; TikTok)
Why anyone would be willing to represent her is baffling. I thought her old lawyer Dustin was an idiot for dealing with her. I’ll ever forget her crying over her Ke$ha concert and whining about how she had to put Jace “on hold” because of all of the self-created drama in her life.
The heavens will be singing the day Jace turns 18
Maaaaaaan, Mr. Pettijohn is gorgeous!!
I meannnnnn, no judge is gonna say “yeah, she should keep custody!” about a non-mom who’s kid not only doesn’t live with her, but also hasn’t even seen or spoken to him in months… I know she’s just fighting (or continuing cases, I guess) to have control and make it seem like she’s a better person than she actually is, but like…girl that this point just stop. It makes no sense.
I really hope Jace and Barbara are doing well. Babs reminds me so much of my mom, the same haircut and some of the faces she pulls. My mom wasnt perfect but she tried to make things better than she had.
why am i not surprised swamp monster left the jiggly sewer fatberg if the money ran out. Janelle has a LOT of dharma/karma coming her way. Im hoping it’s dharma so the payback comes in this life rather than the next, like it does with karma.
Thank to The Ashley for following up on her shenanigans.
She sure has been quiet since this article posted. Her and Chat GPT must be having a hard time coming up with an excuse story for her to sell to People and In Touch.
Janelle once ditched legal proceedings to go to a Kesha concert, so no lawyer should be willing to take her on.
Do you think Jace will come out with a book when he is older ?
I work at a law firm that specializes in divorce and custody… things like that. The attorney I work with is amazing and only ever withdraws counsel when she’s sick of her clients not doing what she’s advising them of, putting their kids in harms way and ultimately creating a shit ton more work for her to do because the client ISNT LISTENING and thinks she knows best. Sick of her shit= withdrawal from case
Thats what im wondering, especially because he doesn’t specify lack of payment which is one reason that is allowed to be disclosed as not be overly prejudicial (as always with American law, in some jurisdictions.)
The Ashley must be an expert at navigating dockets at this, she brings all the legal tea. ☕️ I cant begin to imagine the drama that passes through a family law firm. So many people lose the plot during divorces, and try to turn motions for sanction et al into a competitive sport.
Can you imagine her lawyer having to explain to the judge all those outrageous claims she made that never came to fruition then she had him back in her home?
I Jope the lawyer dropped her because he won’t represent a piece of shit that would refuse to cooperate with police after someone strangled their child.
He withdrew because he found out for sure that she had gotten back with David and that’s the conflict of interest lol.
He withdrew because hes not being paid and obviously is not going to represent her for free. Even a crackhead looking TikTok lawyer needs payment..
She keeps dragging this out because she knows it will cost Barb and Andrew more money each time it’s delayed. It may cost Jenelle also, but what does she care? She has no intention of paying. And speaking of that, now that her lawyer dumped her, her next move is going to be to claim that she has SO MANY HEALTH ISSUES, she just can’t afford to pay for a new lawyer, so she will request a free one, just like the walking venereal disease (David) did. Then she’ll make a Tic-Tok of herself SOBBING about her pain and how her life is in danger because of these VERY SERIOUS diseases she CLAIMS to have. I mean, how is she supposed to show her gigantic fat ass on Only Fans when she’s in so much pain? And that’s the only money she makes you know. So she will expect everyone to give her what she wants, basically a free lawyer, and lots of pain killers, and anything else she can grift from people who are stupid enough to believe her bullshit.
Public defenders are only available for criminal cases. Everything she has going on in court now is civil, so she won’t be getting any free representation. Her only option is to represent herself if she can’t find another attorney willing to represent her.
Hey, maybe should could ask Farrah to represent her! Didn’t Farrah claim she went to law school? Probably around the same time Jenelle claims she went to “medical school!”
Very funny. Thanks I needed that laugh today.
It’s the kids who will suffer if mommy dearest has no money. So for their sake, I hope she figures it all out.
So, the butt hole pics and pooping in purses aren’t selling? Shocked. No wonder she’s selling her wheelchair jimmy story to anyone that will pay. I love this for her..
She does what now?!
Say what now? 🤔
Excuse me ma’am, what did you say?
insert meme of the lil girl character Diane from blackish acting like shes clutching her pearls.
Warned you, Karma biting at you ass. No one deserves it more!.
Reap what you sow Bitch.
Your horrible selfish actions will not go unrewarded. It’s all falling apart for you, and you deserve every bit of it. We are all waiting to see your narcissistic world crumble. You arrogant selfish bitch!
ROTFLMA. !!! 😆😁🤣😄😂😝🤣😂🤣😅😝😜🤪😠