The custody case over Jenelle Evans’oldest son has officially been dismissed. According to court documents, the case involving Jenelle, her ex Andrew Lewis and her mother Barbara Evans was voluntarily dismissed on Monday, October 19, and a hearing scheduled for November 9 has been canceled. That ends a legal back and forth that has stretched across years.
Jenelle gave fans the update herself on TikTok Live, saying“Jace is doing good. He is living with my mom.”She shared that Jace’s mental health struggles made living in her household with his two younger siblings difficult, even though she and Barbara both worked hard to make it work. Jace, now 17, left a treatment facility earlier this summer. In an August Instagram Live, he said he’s at his grandmother’s house, has a job, and has a relationship with his siblings, and he’s close to finishing school. His exact words:“I’m at my grandma’s because I’ve got a job. I’ve got everything I need to get done.”
For anyone who has followed the family since the early Teen Mom 2 days, Jace has been in the public eye since 2010. Jenelle shares Jace with Andrew Lewis, and she also has son Kaiser with Nathan Griffin and daughter Ensley with David Eason. This chapter closes quietly, and by all accounts the teenager at the center of it is doing okay. What’s your take: should kids who grow up on reality TV get more privacy as they reach adulthood?
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