Jon Gosselin Custody: Father Of Eight Seeking Custody Of 11-Year-Old Hannah After Ex Kate’s ‘Cruelty’


Jon Gosselin is seeking full custody of one of his eight children. According to Celeb Dirty Laundry, Gosselin is trying to get 11-year-old Hannah away from his ex, Kate Gosselin, because of claims that she has been “cruel” to their daughter. Reports indicate that Jon is also trying to get production of TLC’s Kate Plus 8 stopped as well. There are, of course, two sides to this story.

On one side, sources say that Jon called Pennsylvania Child Protective Services to report his ex-wife and to seek emergency custody of Hannah after some undisclosed “incident” went down. Other sources say that Kate called police claiming that Jon “threatened” her, basically kidnapped Hannah, and then left the child home by herself while he went out to DJ. Whatever actually happened reportedly went down on April 23.

Jon Gosselin could obtain full custody of Hannah if the story he is telling holds true. Sources say that Jon is doing this to protect his kids, many of whom don’t want to film for Kate Plus 8 — a story that many have heard before.

“Jon will be filing a petition to modify custody, and if he gets it, he’ll be contacting TLC to put a stop filming. Hannah doesn’t want to film but Kate is making her, and she’s not the only child who has no interest in being on the show. He wants them to be safe and have a normal childhood.”

According to Us Weekly, further details about what’s really going on are unclear at this time. However, this is not the first time that Jon has gone up against his ex. While he has admittedly had some financial issues, he says that he has remained dedicated to the well-being of his children.

“The truth is I made some poor financial decisions, but I am living in a home. I’ve got to figure out who I am. Being a father, devoting my time toward my kids,” he said back in November.

Jon Gosselin has sought custody before, or at least he’s threatened to. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Jon has accused Kate of being an abusive mother numerous times in the past.

Kate Gosselin has had primary custody of the couple’s eight children since they split in 2009. Since then, she has continued doing reality television with her family, changing Jon And Kate Plus 8 to Kate Plus 8 on TLC. Kate has also competed on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice.

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