June Shannon is formally and legally a mom once more.
The fact star gained custody of her late daughter Anna “Titmouse” Cardwell’s baby Caitlyn after a prolonged court docket battle together with her ex-son-in-law Michael Cardwell.
As you might recall, Anna handed away from most cancers final December.
Following this tragedy, a authorized battle ensued between Shannon and Caldwell over the aforementioned 12-year-old… Joan claimed that Anna needed the younger lady to stay together with her grandmother.
To be clear, we’re by no means advised the id of Caitlin’s organic father.
Nonetheless, she was being raised by Anna and Michael on the time of the previous’s loss of life.
“Michael’s factor is about cash and Caitlin is just not an emblem of cash. Caitlin needs to be raised by her organic household,” Shannon beforehand advised The Solar.
In the meantime, a Georgia decide granted Shannon custody of the 12-year-old lady on Friday, September 20, in response to court docket paperwork obtained by PEOPLE.
The order supplies that “the authorized and bodily custody of the minor kids shall stay with [Mama June] and [Michael] Until in any other case agreed between the events and the minor kids, there isn’t any proper to go to.
Anna died on December 9 on the age of 29 after being recognized with stage 4 adrenal most cancers.
She leaves behind Kaitlyn, who was widespread in a earlier relationship, and her 8-year-old daughter Kelly, who she lived with Michael.
Michael will proceed to boost Kelly.
A Wilkinson County decide wrote in a ruling late final week that though Caitlin did She typically spends time together with her sister Kelly beneath Michael’s supervision, and final 12 months she stayed with him for as much as 5 weeks at a time.”[Michael] By no means supplied any vital monetary assist to this baby [Kaitlyn]”.
Moreover, a household therapist testified that Caitlin “feared being taken away from Shannon” and “expressed a need to stick with her grandmother,” court docket paperwork stated.
Sooner or later this 12 months, Shannon claimed that Michael had been abusive to Anna throughout their marriage, and Anna tried to persuade the court docket that Caitlyn’s finest pursuits have been to proceed residing together with her.
Michael’s lawyer refuted the abuse allegations, telling In Contact Weekly:
“Michael denies the accusations. That is the primary time they’ve been leveled in opposition to him. He and Anna had relationship after they have been married however broke up as a result of variations in views and personalities.
After shedding her daughter a number of months in the past, June’s mother advised followers on TikTok:
“I am emotionally and mentally confused proper now…
“My temper was utterly out of whack.
“Do not give any vitality to those that are filled with negativity, these individuals will rot in hell as a result of they can not inform how they may behave.
“It was one of the crucial troublesome issues I’ve ever needed to take care of in my life.”
