Jenelle Evans and her mother Barbara Evans have healed their once-turbulent relationship. After the Teen Mom 2 alum regained custody of her son Jace, 13, from Barbara, Jenelle and her mother celebrated Mother’s Day collectively on Sunday, May 14. Jenelle posted a household picture that included Barbara, her husband David Eason, her three youngsters, and her stepdaughter Maryssa Eason. “It’s nice when we can all get along #HappyMothersDay,” Jenelle captioned her submit. The actuality star included extra household pics, together with one snapshot of her and Jace, who’s formally taller than his mother now.
Jenelle’s Mother’s Day celebration comes virtually two months after she gained again authorized custody of Jace, who she shares along with her ex Andrew Lewis. Jenelle had given her parental rights over to Barbara shortly after Jace was born in 2009. But Jenelle introduced on March 18 that she grew to become Jace’s authorized guardian once more, sharing an emotional video of her signing the paperwork.
“MyHappyEnding , ITS OFFICIAL! Thanks everyone for the support!” Jenelle wrote alongside the video. “Words cant descibe [sic] how happy i truly am. Our family is complete now! Thank you mom,” she added. Jenelle’s video additionally confirmed the proud mother crying in her automotive after discovering out that she formally bought custody of Jace again.
In an announcement, Jenelle supplied extra particulars about how she and Barbara lastly got here to the settlement. “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,” she stated, per US Weekly. “Also, my mother agrees it’s time for Jace to be back with his siblings and living with a mother and father.”
Jenelle welcomed her son Jace when she was a senior in highschool in 2009, along with her then-beau Andrew Lewis. Her journey into motherhood was documented on 16 and Pregnant, and later, on Teen Mom 2. Jenelle was fired from Teen Mom 2 in 2019 after 9 and a half seasons on the present.