Jenelle Evans may be living in a new state with a new man, but she allegedly got a visit from an old nemesis: Child Protective Services!
The Sun reports that the Teen Mom: Next Chapter star is allegedly under investigation by CPS in Las Vegas— where she has been living since leaving her husband David Eason and North Carolina earlier this year. Jenelle— who is definitely familiar with having CPS breathing down her neck— allegedly came on CPS’ radar following incidents at the schools of her sons Jace and Kaiser, as well as the unearthing of a 911 call made by her boooooyfriend “August Keen” (real name: Daniel Miranda), in which Daniel claimed that Jenelle was drunk and hitting him.
Following the alleged incident at Kaiser’s school and the 911 call exposure, CPS allegedly came calling at Jenelle’s home in Las Vegas last month.
“A CPS card was left on her door that [said] she needed to call them because she wasn’t there,” The Sun reported.
The Ashley recently broke the news that Jenelle flew her son Kaiser to Tennessee last month to live with his paternal grandma, Doris Davidson. The 10-year-old was not informed until he arrived in Tennessee that he would be living there, and not just visiting. According to The Sun, Jenelle left the state with Kaiser less than 72 hours after allegedly receiving the card from CPS.
“CPS has also been in contact with Kaiser’s grandmother,” the site’s source added. (The Ashley can clarify here that the grandma in question is Doris, not Jenelle’s mom, Barbara Evans. Barb hasn’t seen Kaiser in more than a year, according to The Ashley’s sources. Doris currently has “grandparent’s rights” to ensure she gets to see Kaiser, but Barbara does not.)
As The Ashley told you, Jenelle claims she moved Kaiser to Tennessee so he could spend time with his dad, Nathan Griffith. Interestingly, though, Nathan is currently in Nevada attending a court-ordered rehab program and is not legally allowed to leave the state without permission from his parole officer. While Kaiser won’t be around Nathan, the 10-year-old is now living near several of his paternal aunts and uncles, as well as his cousins, and Doris is “thrilled” to finally have Kaiser with her.
“Doris has worried about Kaiser growing up in [Jenelle’s] environment for literally years,” one source told The Ashley. “She has had a series of health issues that prevented her from being able to help raise Kaiser for more than just visits, but now she is able to and hoping that she can guide him in a good direction through church and lots of attention.”
In a statement to The Sun, Doris vowed to protect Kaiser.
“My job is to see that Kaiser is protected from all this negativity,” Doris said. “Kaiser can now read and he doesn’t need to read negative things about his mother or father. I refuse to partake in mudslinging and measures to destroy one’s character, even if I disagree with their actions.”
The Sun‘s source also offered their opinion on the struggles that Jenelle has allegedly had taking care of all three of her kids at once. (In addition to Jace and Kaiser, Jenelle is also the mother of seven-year-old Ensley, whom she recently gained full custody of.)
“I think, without Jenelle having the support of other people, even if they’re toxic like David, she’s not able to handle the kids and everything that’s going on with them on her own,” the source stated. “She’s really dependent on other people to help her take care of her problems.”
As ‘Teen Mom’ fans know, this is hardly Jenelle’s first time dealing with CPS. Earlier this year, Jenelle finally regained custody of Jace from CPS in North Carolina. This came after a five-month battle between Jenelle, Barbara and CPS over custody of Jace, following Jace running away from Jenelle’s home after allegedly being assaulted by David. The alleged assault on Jace by David also caused a CPS investigation to be opened in regard to Ensley and Kaiser. That investigation closed in January, with Kaiser and Ensley being permitted to stay in the custody of Jenelle and David. (Jenelle left David about a month later.)
Jenelle also lost custody of her kids to CPS in 2019 after David shot the family’s dog. Kaiser, Ensley and David’s daughter Maryssa were all taken into CPS custody, and Jenelle and David endured a court battle to get the kids back. (Jenelle’s mother Barbara had custody of Jace at the time, so he was not taken by CPS. Barbara cared for Ensley during the court battle, while Kaiser lived with his father Nathan.) The kids were eventually returned to Jenelle and David’s custody in the summer of 2019.
Jenelle seemingly responded to The Sun‘s report, writing on social media on Thursday: “It’s insane how outlandish these new rumors are. Don’t believe anything until you hear it from me first. People are just asking to be sued at this point.”
