Jenelle Evans was finally granted full custody of her son Jace since she relinquished parental rights to her mother many years ago.
The new custody arrangement became official after the 31-year-old Teen Mom reality star and her mother Barbara Evans signed the papers on March 16 after more than a decade.
She wrote in the caption of a video of herself signing the documents and shedding tears of joy: ‘Words can’t describe how happy I truly am. Our family is complete now! Thank you mom.’
The North Carolina native — who welcomed Jace, now 13, in 2009 with ex-boyfriend Andrew Lewis — had signed over custody of her eldest son to Barbara just shortly after his birth.
Previously, Jenelle had stated that she regained custody of Jace while speaking in a candid TikTok video posted in January 2021.
Regained custody: Jenelle Evans, 31, was finally granted full custody of her son Jace since she relinquished parental rights to her mother many years ago
Finalized: She posted a sweet clip of the process of signing the paperwork and wrote,’#MyHappyEnding, IT’S OFFICIAL! Thanks everyone for the support!’
Happy tears: She wrote in the caption of a video of herself signing the documents and shedding tears of joy, ‘Words can’t describe how happy I truly am. Our family is complete now! Thank you mom.’
Over the years, Jenelle continued with a long battle in court with her mother over custody of her firstborn child, due to battling a drug addiction and having been arrested a number of times in her preteen years.
‘My mom and I decided together to grant full custody back to me because we want to build our relationship back as mother and daughter,’ Jenelle told Us Weekly in a statement.
‘We have officially signed the papers on Thursday, March 16th at the courthouse,’ she stated. ‘It’s a done deal!’
She went on to explain that her mother wishes for Jace to live with his family and be around a proper father figure.
‘My mother agrees it’s time for Jace to be back with his siblings and living with a mother and father,’ she said.
‘She also thinks it’s important for Jace to be around a father figure to learn “boy things” and have “men talk”,’ she added, nothing that Barbara ‘has seen the way David parents [her] children’.
‘She knows we’re able to handle it,’ Jenelle continued. ‘We want to all get along for the sake of the children and – like I said before – building back our relationship as mother and daughter.’
Her manager, August Keen, also told Us Weekly despite disputes in the past, Jenelle and her husband have patched things up and are in a stable, healthy relationship.
‘Jenelle and David are definitely together,’ Keen said. ‘Things between them are great.’
‘They’re a happy family, and they are completely fine,’ he said in the statement.
Jenelle was 17 at the time of Jace’s birth and had her entire pregnancy documented on MTV’s 16 And Pregnant.
Jenelle also shares an eight-year-old son named Kaiser with her ex-boyfriend Nathan Griffith as well as daughter Ensley, six, with her husband David Eason, 34.
David also has two children — Maryssa and Kaden — from previous relationships.
It’s official! The new custody arrangement became official after the Teen Mom reality star and her mother Barbara Evans signed the papers on March 16 after more than a decade
One big family: In a statement shared with Us Weekly, she explained that her mother wishes for Jace to live with his family and be around a proper father figure
Mother-of-three: Jenelle also shares an eight-year-old son named Kaiser with her ex-boyfriend Nathan Griffith as well as daughter Ensley, six, with her husband David Eason, 34
Back together: Her manager, August Keen, also told Us Weekly despite disputes in the past, Jenelle and her husband have patched things up and are in a stable, healthy relationship
In the past, Jenelle and David had lost custody of all of their children after a scary incident involving their dog in April 2019.
Eason killed their French bulldog, Nugget, after the dog allegedly attacked and bit Ensley.
Following the tragic event, their children were removed from their custody, and the couple separated for around a year.
Despite their rocky history and having both been fired from the MTV program, they ended up rekindling their relationship and reconciling their issues.
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