TEEN Mom Jenelle Evans has sent her son Jace, 16, to live with his dad Andrew Lewis in Florida after the teen's recent struggles with his mom in Las Vegas.
The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal Jenelle's oldest son, Jace, flew by himself to Florida on Friday evening to live with his father for the time being.
One insider said, "Jenelle put Jace on a plane on Friday and he has been with Andrew since.
"It's the summertime, and as of now, it's a temporary situation, so Jace doesn't need to be enrolled in school at the moment.
"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 may possibly enroll," that insider said.
Another insider close to the situation defended the former Teen Mom star's decision to relocate her teen away from her and his younger siblings.
The source insisted this might be the best situation for the teen after having been passed from caretaker to caretaker over the last few years.
"Jenelle has done the best that she could since she left David [her ex-husband]," the insider claimed. "She's been asking for help with things happening with Jace and she has done what she could to walk through them."
That insider noted Jenelle also has two younger children, Kaiser, 11, and Ensley, 8, to take care of.
A judge had to grant permission for Andrew to take Jace.
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The teen will be back in Vegas in mid-June for a check-in, and at that point, it will be determined if Andrew will keep him longer, or if other arrangements need to be made.
The U.S. Sun reached out to both Jenelle and Andrew for comment.
JACE'S CUSTODY
As The U.S. Sun previously reported, Jace was raised by his grandmother, Barbara Evans, since he was a baby until she signed custody back over to her famous daughter in March of 2023.
After moving back in with his birth mother that year, Jace ran away from his North Carolina home three times.
The last time he ran away was after he was allegedly strangled by his then-stepfather, David Eason, in September of that year.
After that incident, David was not allowed to be in the same home as Jace.
Jenelle ultimately divorced her ex and moved all three of her children across the country to Las Vegas.
Unfortunately, Jace ran away from his new Las Vegas home in October of last year and when he returned the following morning, Jenelle called 911 and claimed to police he was smashing everything in their rental.
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],” before adding that Jace 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," the Teen Mom 2 star continued.
During the call, police inquired whether Jace had access to firearms, and Jenelle replied, "No, he doesn't."
The dispatcher then asked if he was still breaking items, to which Jenelle responded no, explaining that Jace had run out the front door when she made the 911 call.
The Teen Mom 2 star shared that earlier that morning, she had asked Jace if he was hungry because she was ordering food, and shortly after, he began destroying things in the house.
Jenelle also mentioned that she suspected the teen was secretly drinking alcohol.
When questioned about drug use, Jenelle admitted, "He smokes weed, and that's why he got mad at me yesterday."
She added that she had "confiscated his pocket knife," which caused him to become upset the day before.
Meanwhile, Jenelle is also fighting her ex-husband for full custody of their daughter, Ensley, in court in North Carolina.
