June Shannon is formally, and type of legally, a mama as soon as once more.
The fact star has gained custody of her late daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s baby Kaitlyn after a prolonged courtroom battle along with her former son-in-law, Michael Cardwell.
As it’s possible you’ll recall, Anna passed away last December from most cancers.
Within the wake of this tragedy, a authorized struggle ensued between Shannon and Cardwell over the aforementioned 12-year outdated… with June claiming that Anna had wanted the young woman to dwell her with grandmother.
To be clear, we’ve by no means been informed the identification of Kaitlyn’s organic father.
She was being raised by Anna and Michael on the time of the previous’s passing, nonetheless.
“The Michael factor is about cash, and Kaitlyn ain’t a cash image. Kaitlyn desires to be raised by her organic household,” Shannon beforehand informed The Solar.
In line with courtroom paperwork obtained by Folks Journal, in the meantime, Shannon was awarded custody of her this 12-year outdated by Georgia decide on Friday, September 20.
The order states “authorized and bodily custody of the minor baby is to stay with [Mama June] and [Michael] can have no proper to visitation as such, until in any other case agreed to by the events and the minor baby.”
Anna died at age 29 on December 9 following a prognosis of stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.
She left behind Kaitlyn, whom she welcomed throughout a earlier relationship, and 8-year-old daughter Kylee, whom she shared with Michael.
Michael will proceed to lift Kylee.
A Wilkinson County decide wrote within the ruling late final week that whereas Kaitlyn did typically spend time along with her sister Kylee whereas in Michael’s custody and stayed with him for so long as 5 weeks at a time this previous yr, “[Michael] by no means supplied any vital monetary assist for this baby [Kaitlyn].”
Furthermore, the courtroom papers state {that a} household therapist testified that Kaitlyn “fears being taken away from” Shannon and “expressed a want to remain” along with her grandmother.
At one level this yr, Shannon alleged that Michael had been abusive to Anna throughout their marriage in her try to persuade the courtroom that Kaitlyn’s greatest curiosity was to proceed dwelling along with her.
Michael’s lawyer fired again the abuse claims, telling In Contact Weekly:
“Michael denies these allegations. That is the primary time that any of those allegations have been made towards him. He and Anna had an ideal relationship once they have been married and easily separated resulting from variations in opinions and personalities.”
Stated Mama June after losing her daughter months in the past, speaking to followers on TikTok:
“My thoughts is so emotionally and mentally mindf-cked proper now…
“My psychological emotional sh-t is all out of whack.
“For the people who find themselves all about negativity, don’t give them any of your power and people folks will rot in hell as a result of they will’t say how they might act.
“One of many hardest issues I’ve ever had a face of my complete whole life.”
