The custody situation between Jenelle Evans and Nathan Griffith over their son, Kaiser, has been messy for a very long time now.
Pretty much for the poor kid’s entire life.
But last year, things came to a head when Nathan and his mother, who supervises his visits, found bruises on Kaiser they believed were from Jenelle’s husband, David Eason.
And now, thanks to these new details, we know things are getting more heated than ever …
Well, Jenelle … (MTV) Jenelle doesn’t have the greatest luck with men. Or anything, really, but today let’s just try to focus on the one thing.
So Many Mistakes She picks bad dudes pretty much exclusively, and if you don’t believe us, you must not be that familiar with Jenelle.
DUDES She’s currently married to David Eason, a seriously disturbed individual, but just before she met him, she was with Nathan Griffith, who isn’t so great himself.
You Know How Choices Be They thought it was a good idea to have a baby immediately, and so they did, and nine months later, Kaiser was born.
What a Set of Parents (Getty) Unfortunately, because of who Jenelle and Nathan are as people, the relationship didn’t last, and Kaiser suffered for it.
Just Awful (Getty) Jenelle put her hatred for Nathan above Kaiser’s need to see his father, and then when she got with David, he refused to let her coparent with him, instead insisting that he’d be the one to deal with Nathan.
So Sad It was basically one great big awful mess that got so much worse when the talk started about David being abusive to Kaiser.
Gross When David first started appearing on Teen Mom 2, we saw that he wasn’t exactly the nicest to Kaiser — we all remember that moment that he told him to stop “screaming like a little bitch.”
Oh No (MTV) But last summer, there was an incident — Kaiser was off for a weekend with Nathan, and when he saw bruises on Kaiser he believed were from David, he refused to return him to Jenelle after the weekend was over.
So Much Drama Police officers and CPS workers got involved, and while at first the responding cop thought there was enough evidence to keep Kaiser with Nathan, he was soon returned to Jenelle.
The Custody Battle Begins After that, Nathan was very vocal about how he intended to get full custody of Kaiser, but surprisingly, we haven’t heard too much about that since.
Except This Well, except for that thing that happened a couple of months ago when Nathan shared photos of Kaiser’s backside — more specifically, the bruising there that he claimed came from David hitting the boy with a stick.
Yikes That caused a scandal all its own, what with David’s retaliations, wild claims that included a story about Nathan once raping a 10-year-old boy.
Moving Right Along (Getty) But yes, since then, Nathan has been oddly quiet about everything.
It’s All Coming Together (Getty) And now we know why.
Ohhhh According to a source who spoke with The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, “Basically, he realized that it is a bad idea to put everything out there on television and social media like he and Jenelle used to do.”
Makes Sense “He does not let the cameras capture all of what’s going down, and he no longer posts about the case on Twitter because he was advised not to.”
Good Job, Nathan (Getty) So in reality, Nathan has been working on getting custody ever since that incident last summer. Impressive, right?
Oh Wow So according to this source, Nathan wants full custody with supervised visits for Jenelle, and “He is also still asking the judge to keep David away from Kaiser, which means that David would not be allowed near Kaiser when he is visiting Jenelle, should Nathan get what he’s asking for in court.”
Going for It (Getty) The source explained that “Nathan is going for everything. He tried to just go to mediation with her for so long. Nathan warned her that she didn’t want to take this battle to court because he was going to go all-in. But she would not agree on anything, and refused to drop the ‘supervised visits only’ on Nathan, so he’s not holding back and is fighting for everything he wants.”
Making Progress The Ashley’s Reality Roundup checked the records and saw that there was a court date for the case last month, but Jenelle and Nathan weren’t there — there’s no word on whether or not they were required to be in attendance.
An Extension (Getty) There was another date just last week, but all that happened was that Nathan’s mother, who is heavily involved in the case, had her lawyer ask for an extension, which was granted, because more time was needed to put the case together.
It’s Going to Get Good! The next court date is scheduled for next month, and that one will “begin the actual custody fight.”
Working Hard But that’s not all Nathan has been up to.
Working for Kaiser Nope, apparently at some point MTV allegedly promised to pay for therapy for Kaiser because of, well, probably everything, so he’s been doing his best to make that happen.
Not So Much “So far, the producers have not paid for any counseling, or set it up,” the source said. “It has been totally pushed off.”
Good on You, Nathan (Getty) It really sounds like Nathan is doing everything he can for Kaiser, and it’s really nice to see that he’s fighting so hard for him.
The Best of the Worst? Of course, that’s not to say that Nathan is without his own problems. He’s been arrested multiple times for DUIs, and multiple girlfriends have accused him of domestic violence.
Hmmm … But the other option is living with Jenelle and David, so …
On the Bright Side Still, it’s good that a judge will be able to look at things as they are now and decide what’s best for Kaiser.
Here’s Hoping … After all, he’s definitely the most important person in all of this.