‘Toddlers And Tiaras’ Star Madisyn “Maddy” Verst Custody Trial Begins Today
Toddlers and Tiaras star Madisyn “Maddy” Verst sparked a public outcry after her appearance on the TLC reality show when she wore a Dolly Parton outfit complete with fake breast and butt pads last year. Maddy Verst’s beauty pageant quest could lead to a loss of custody for Toddlers and Tiaras stage mom Lindsay Jackson.
Madisyn Verst was five-years-old when the controversy over her sexy Dolly Parton outfit and onstage shimmying and shaking began. The how much is too much debate over child beauty pageants is expected to play a major roll in the custody battle between the little beauty queen’s mommy and daddy. Bill Verst is suing Lindsay Jackson for full custody of Maddy. The child custody case begins today in Campbell Country, Kentucky, Fox News notes.
“I’ve done nothing wrong, by way of being a mother, I’m a great mother. Because I participate in pageants with my daughter is not a reason to take my child from me,” Lindsay Jackson stated during an interview with Fox News. “Pageants have never been challenged, they’re not illegal. I’m not doing anything illegal with my kid.”
Maddy Verst custody document excerpts note a court appointed psychologist recommends Bill Verst and Lindsay Jackson enter into a joint custody agreement temporarily with Verst as the primary residential custodian of the Toddlers and Tiaras beauty pageant queen. The Campbell County, Kentucky psychologist condemned at length Maddy Verst’s child beauty pageant participation. The court psychologist specifically referenced photos of Madisyn Verst wearing a “sexy police officer” costume and the Toddlers and Tiaras Dolly Parton routine in her custody recommendation.
Lindsay Jackson claims an alleged connection between her ex-husband and the judge and psychologist is causing a bias in the custody case. Jackson also alleges that Maddy Verst’s father does not pay child support but was ordered to pay $500 per year towards school expenses and is in arrears. A ruling in the Toddlers and Tiaras prompted child custody case could be issued later today.
Tags : bill verst, campbell county kentucky, child beauty pageants, custody, Dolly Parton, lindsay jackson, madisyn verst, sexy police officer costume, toddlers and tiaras
Posted: August 17, 2012
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Aug 21, 2012
Maybe this little girl needs to be removed from them both. Pageants are disgusting & do more harm than good to little girls.
Aug 31, 2012
yes please take off tv.
Aug 31, 2012
All little girls like to play dress up. I think that these mothers do go overboard but if it is like all other reality tv shows that is what it is for.. the show.. This mother should not lose custody of her child for this. Every parent makes mistakes. if this judge takes this child from her mother for a pageant then the court system is failing.. There are too many children in the US that live in households that are far more dangerous that doing pageants. The courts need to look at that. They also need to look at whether the father is in the childs life according the visitation orders. If he is not visiting every chance he gets then something is really wrong and if he is behind in any of his support that explains why he is doing this to begin with.
Aug 31, 2012
All little girls like to play dress up. I think that these mothers do go overboard but if it is like all other reality tv shows that is what it is for.. the show.. This mother should not lose custody of her child for this. Every parent makes mistakes. if this judge takes this child from her mother for a pageant then the court system is failing.. There are too many children in the US that live in households that are far more dangerous that doing pageants. The courts need to look at that. They also need to look at whether the father is in the childs life according the visitation orders. If he is not visiting every chance he gets then something is really wrong and if he is behind in any of his support that explains why he is doing this to begin with.
Aug 31, 2012
Dress up? Are you kidding me? Parading around in front of millions of viewers half dressed in provocative clothing is a pedophile's dream. This is not the same thing as playing dress up in the privacy of your own home.
Aug 31, 2012
I hate that show, and feel sorry for those poor babies.Their Mothers should be whipped!
Aug 31, 2012
I thinks it's terrible the moms put their babies through this!!
Sep 1, 2012
I don't watch it…
Sep 1, 2012
Its Horrible ! And Most Of Those Girls are Brats
Sep 1, 2012
I agree so the mother made a HUGE mistake in what she put the child up on stage in. People make mistakes and let's not forget that this is only happening because it was broadcast on Television. If the pagent hadn't been broadcast no one would be opening their mouths about it. So I say the father needs to back the heck up and grow up. As for the mother? She needs to use te good sense that God gave her! Ugh!
Sep 1, 2012
Take the show off the air, stop the whole program of putting beauty first our girls minds! Lets let them grow up with real VALUES!
Sep 1, 2012
Only people with no life or pedaphiles would watch this show. Little girls dressed as 'sexy' adult women who are way to spoiled for their own good. These moms are trying to live their life through their children. There is no enterainment value in this show.
Sep 1, 2012
and take that inane Honey-Boo-Boo off the air, too! can't stand the ads for it, have never watched it, but it's disgusting! have never agreed with beauty pageants for little girls—-let them be LITTLE GIRLS, not mini-teenagers!!!!!!!!!! ugh
Sep 2, 2012
My Opinion:
1. Toddlers and Tiaras is an open invitation for pedophiles to get free images and sort of quench their lust they have for small kids.
2. I believe that mothers who allow their children to go through this have a broken dream about being a princess and are obsessed with achieving their dreams through their children, and dads are the same by forcing their sons to do things they couldn't do.
Sep 2, 2012
Sure, it may be wrong to take the girl if the parent made a one time mistake but the parent is constantly placing her child in situations she is no psychologically fit to deal with yet. Many Pageants have adopted a morality code to protect the children from being placed in grown up costumes (too sexy for kids).
Sep 7, 2012
She is a great mom and maddy loves what she does if you are going to yell a parent they can not do pagents then tell parents their kids do any kind of sports
Sep 7, 2012
She is a great mom and maddy loves what she does if you are going to yell a parent they can not do pagents then tell parents their kids do any kind of sports