Ryan Edwards Seemingly Confirms in Court Documents That ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ Has Been Cancelled; Asks Judge to Reduce His Child Support Payment to Ex Mackenzie

Teen Mom dad Ryan Edwards has seemingly confirmed in new court documents that Teen Mom: The Next Chapter has been cancelled by MTV.

According to The Sun, Ryan made this claim in recent court documents regarding his divorce from wife Mackenzie Standifer, in which the father of four is demanding that the court adjust the current child support agreement between he and his ex to reflect the fact that he is no longer raking in big bucks from appearing on ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter.’

In the Motion to Modify Temporary Child Support, Ryan– who shares son Jagger and daughter Stella with Mackenzie– notes that the court entered an Order Setting Temporary Child Support in February 2025 based on his monthly income at the time– $13,333, which included his ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ earnings, as well as the income he earned at his “regular” job as a mechanic. The documents go on to claim that Ryan is “no longer earning income through that series, through no fault of his own.” 

“Defendant is unable to continue to pay support in accordance with the October 2024 Order and requests that this court enter an Order Modifying Support until the final hearing in this matter,” the court docs state.

As The Ashley told you in February, Ryan was ordered to begin paying Mackenzie $1,553 in monthly child support for Jagger and Stella. (Ryan also shares 16-year-old son Bentley with ex Maci Bookout and daughter Presley with fiancée Amanda Conner.) This amount reflected the information stated in court documents filed earlier this year, in which Ryan listed his monthly income at $16,010, while his “good faith estimate” of Mackenzie’s monthly income was listed as $4,166.

Ryan was reportedly earning a $35,000 paycheck for each episode of ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ that he appeared in, and as The Ashley previously reported, he began working a “regular” job in August, earning $27 an hour. In the latest court documents; however, Ryan claims he is now only earning income through his “regular” job, where he allegedly makes $4,282 a month.  

Ryan’s comments regarding the future of ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ come just weeks after Brittany DeJesus– sister of main cast member Briana DeJesus– claimed in a TikTok comment that the show would not be returning.

“I ain’t broke no more because I ended up getting my money and my sister doesn’t give me money, MTV gives me money LOL,” Brittany responded to a fan on the social media platform before adding, “But the show [is] canceled, so bye bye to those checks LMAO.” 

As The Ashley previously told you, ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ dad Cory Wharton also spoke about the uncertain future of the series back in April, telling fans that while he didn’t want to say anything or even “put the bad energy out there,” the cast was “waiting to get green lit” for the next season. 

“ … Which means, we’re waiting to let the higher ups figure out all what they gotta do and tell us, ‘Hey, we’re filming again,’” he explained. 

Cory noted at the time that seeing fellow cast members Mackenzie McKee and Briana on an episode of The Drew Barrymore Show made him question the future of the MTV series even more. 

As you may remember, Mackenzie and Briana appeared on the talk show in April, during which Mackenzie announced that she and Khesanio Hall were expecting twins and Briana spoke about her upbringing and her relationship with mom Roxanne.

Cory told fans that he thought Mackenzie’s pregnancy was “a great story” that the show would want to follow; however, Mackenzie revealing that she was pregnant with twins was something he thought would’ve been announced on the upcoming season of ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter,’ not on a talk show. 

While Cory clarified at the time that the show was “not officially done,” he predicted that if MTV did decide that the series was “done on the network,” it could possibly move to the Paramount+ streaming service. 

“I think we’re a far ways from that, but right now, we are on pause and we’ll see,” he added. 

MTV has yet to confirm that the series has been cancelled. The Ashley’s sources have also been kept in the dark about the future of the show.