Ryan Edwards‘ nasty divorce from his ex Mackenzie just got even uglier!
The Ashley can exclusively reveal that the Teen Mom: The Next Chapter dad recently filed court documents, demanding that Mackenzie allow him to see the two children they share. In court documents filed on June 20— and obtained by The Ashley— Ryan (who finally got himself a lawyer) asks a judge to construct a temporary parenting plan that will force Mack to let him see their son Jagger and daughter Stella.
In the “Motion to Adopt a Temporary Parenting Plan” filed by Ryan and his attorney, Ryan claims that, until recently he had been visiting with Jagger and Stella at the home of his mother, Jen Edwards. However, Ryan claims that Mackenzie is no longer allowing the kids to go visit him at Jen’s house.
“Mother has recently refused to allow Father to exercise any parenting time with the minor children,” the docs read. “This is not in the children’s best interest.”
Ryan asks the judge to set up a plan that would require Mack to give him access to the kids, and force Mackenzie to pay for the legal fees and expenses that are result of this filing.
It doesn’t appear that Mackenzie has filed an answer to Ryan’s request; however, the exes are set to meet in court in July to discuss the matter.
It appears that Jagger and Stella visited with Ryan (while Ryan’s current live-in girlfriend Amanda Conner was present) a few weeks ago, but not since.
Mackenzie made it clear on social media after that visit that she was not thrilled that many fans were fawning all over Ryan for being a great father. She reminded fans of all the awful things Ryan did to her (and their kids) in 2023, including completely trashing the home they lived in.
(In one video posted to Instagram Stories last week, Mackenzie showed off some of the hateful things Ryan had written all over one of the walls of their home. Mack showed that she had attempted to paint over Ryan’s writings but that they were still visible.)
While Mack hasn’t filed a response legally, she has made it obvious that she is no fan of Amanda, who met Ryan while they were both in rehab last year. For the past few weeks, Amanda has been lobbing shade at Mackenzie via Instagram, and Mack has been giving it right back to Amanda.
On Sunday, Amanda posted an Instagram Story that was very obviously aimed at Mackenzie.
“I’m so nosy…I want to know how you sleep with half your co-workers and still lose your job,” a meme Amanda posted read.
Mackenzie smacked it right back at Amanda, taking aim at the fact that Amanda lost custody of her own son years ago due to neglect.
“I’m so nosy…I want to know how your kids are in your bio but not in your custody,” a meme Mack posted read.
Ryan and Mackenzie are still currently in the process of divorcing. They are due to meet in court to discuss their divorce case in September. They are still trying to settle the custody agreement for their kids.
As The Ashley reported in April, Ryan created a proposed “parenting plan,” demanding that he be “designated the primary residential parent” of Jagger and Stella, but with him and Mack having a 50/50 custody arrangement. (Jagger and Stella have been living with Mackenzie full-time since she and Ryan split in early 2023 following Ryan’s alleged attack on Mackenzie and her filing for divorce.)
In the Complaint for Divorce (which was obtained by The Ashley), Ryan asked that Mackenzie pay him child support, using the money she earns at her job. Ryan— who has made millions during his nearly 15 years on MTV— also asked the judge to “vest the title to [marital or separate] property to him as “alimony.”
In addition, Ryan asked the judge to make Mackenzie pay his attorney fees, as well as any legal fees that he incurs for “defending the interest of the children.” Ryan was so adamant that Mackenzie pays him child support that he asked the judge to have “a lien be imposed on [Mackenzie’s] property to ensure the payment of any child support.”
Because of a mutual restraining order issued to both Mackenzie and Ryan in April, Mackenzie only speaks to Ryan’s parents in regard to visitation with the kids and has no direct communication with her ex.
The Ashley will update this story when more info is available. Stay tuned.
