June Shannon is formally, and form of legally, a mama as soon as once more.
The truth star has gained custody of her late daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s little one Kaitlyn after a prolonged courtroom battle together with her former son-in-law, Michael Cardwell.
As chances are you’ll recall, Anna handed away final December from most cancers.
Within the wake of this tragedy, a authorized combat ensued between Shannon and Cardwell over the aforementioned 12-year outdated… with June claiming that Anna had wished the younger girl to dwell her with grandmother.
To be clear, we’ve by no means been advised the id 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 needs to be raised by her organic household,” Shannon beforehand advised The Solar.
Based on courtroom paperwork obtained by Folks Journal, in the meantime, Shannon was awarded custody of her this 12-year outdated by Georgia choose on Friday, September 20.
The order states “authorized and bodily custody of the minor little one is to stay with [Mama June] and [Michael] could have no proper to visitation as such, until in any other case agreed to by the events and the minor little one.”
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 choose wrote within the ruling late final week that whereas Kaitlyn did typically spend time together 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 offered any important monetary help for this little one [Kaitlyn].”
Furthermore, the courtroom papers state {that a} household therapist testified that Kaitlyn “fears being taken away from” Shannon and “expressed a need to remain” together with her grandmother.
At one level this yr, Shannon alleged that Michael had been abusive to Anna throughout their marriage in her try and persuade the courtroom that Kaitlyn’s finest curiosity was to proceed residing together 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 in opposition to him. He and Anna had an incredible relationship after they had been married and easily separated on account of variations in opinions and personalities.”
Mentioned Mama June after shedding 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 vitality and people individuals will rot in hell as a result of they’ll’t say how they might act.
“One of many hardest issues I’ve ever had a face of my complete complete life.”