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.
"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.
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.
