TEEN Mom Jenelle Evans' son Jace has moved back into her Las Vegas home earlier this week after briefly living with his dad, Andrew.
The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal that Jenelle, 33, flew Jace, 16, back to Vegas on Tuesday after moving him to Florida to be with his father just three weeks ago.
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"Jace was with his dad in Florida for the first week, and then they drove up to North Carolina together, but once there and reunited with his friends, he didn't want to leave," an insider said.
The source said once he was back in his home state, Jace stayed in the home Jenelle owns, with friends and at his grandmother Barbara Evans' place as well.
Ultimately, however, "it just wasn't working out," the insider said, adding that Jenelle had the teen come back to Las Vegas where she is living in a rental with her younger children, Kaiser, 10, and Ensley, 8.
The U.S. Sun reached out to Jenelle for comment.
The Ashley's Reality Roundup was the first to report that Jace was no longer living with Andrew.
As The U.S. Sun initially reported, Jace moved in with his father last month.
Jenelle, 33, confirmed The U.S. Sun's exclusive story about Jace's move to Florida in a TikTok video last month.
The MTV star said she was doing what's in the "best interest for my child," and believed it is a "positive thing for him."
"Jace is now staying with his father but also his grandmother on his other side, whom he has not seen since he was a baby," she said.
LIVING IN FLORIDA
As The U.S. Sun had exclusively revealed, the MTV star's eldest son, Jace, traveled alone to Florida on Friday, May 9, to stay with his father, Andrew.
An insider shared, "Jenelle sent Jace on a flight Friday, and he’s been with Andrew ever since."
"The timing worked out that he doesn't have to start a new school immediately.
"But Andrew has begun the process of looking into where Jace might possibly enroll," the insider added.
Jace hadn’t seen his father, Andrew, from birth until they reunited for the first time last year.
Another source close to the situation backed Jenelle’s decision to send Jace to live apart from her and his younger siblings, explaining that this might be the best solution for him after years of moving between different caretakers.
The insider also noted that Jenelle has two younger children, Kaiser, 11, and Ensley, 8, who depend on her.
A judge had to grant Andrew permission to take Jace into his care.
CUSTODY CHANGES
As previously reported by The U.S. Sun, Jace was raised by his grandmother, Barbara, from infancy until custody was returned to Jenelle in March 2023.
After moving back in with his mother, Jace ran away from their North Carolina home three times that year.
The final incident occurred after Jace’s then-stepfather, David Eason, allegedly strangled him in September.
Following the incident, David was barred from living in the same home as Jace.
Jenelle ultimately filed for divorce from David and relocated to Las Vegas with all three of her children.
Despite the move, Jace ran away again from their new Las Vegas home in October last year.
When he returned the next morning, Jenelle called 911, reporting that Jace was destroying items in their rental home.
Jenelle and David's relationship timeline
The tumultuous pair have had their fair share of falling outs
Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans met David Eason on Tinder in September of 2015.
Jenelle got pregnant in April 2016 and announced she suffered a miscarriage, then she became pregnant again with her and David's daughter, Ensley, a few months later.
The pair got engaged in February 2017 and tied the knot that September.
A year after saying “I do,” Jenelle called 911 and accused David of assaulting her outside their home. She would later call the incident “a drunk and dramatic misunderstanding” and said she was "fine."
In around May 2019, David shot and killed their French bulldog puppy named Nugget. Weeks after the incident, CPS took custody of all of the children, including their daughter, Ensley, Jenelle's son, Kaiser, and David's daughter, Maryssa.
When her children were returned to her, Jenelle fled to Tennessee with Kaiser and Ensley and filed an order of protection against David in October. She ultimately dropped the case and went back to him.
In the following years, the couple sparked split rumors as the pair would often unfollow each other on social media and update their Facebook relationship statuses.
As The U.S. Sun exclusively reported, on February 23, 2024, Jenelle filed for separation from David. She stated that she filed the documents with “the intent that the separation be permanent” and claimed that Eason had “exhibited concerning and at times disturbing behavior towards [her]” throughout their marriage.
In the 911 call obtained by The U.S. Sun, Jenelle told the dispatcher, "I told my two younger kids to stay away from [Jace]." She explained that Jace had allegedly "smashed his door, my door, a closet door."
"Now everything in my house is, like, smashed, and it keeps happening, and the cops said they wouldn’t help yesterday," she added.
When asked by police if Jace had access to firearms, the Teen Mom 2 star responded, "No, he doesn't."
The dispatcher then asked if Jace was still breaking items, to which Jenelle explained that he had run out the front door after she called.
Jenelle also mentioned she suspected Jace had been secretly drinking alcohol.
Meanwhile, Jenelle is also fighting her ex-husband in court in North Carolina for full custody of their youngest daughter, Ensley.
