Teen Mom Amber Portwood loses custody of son James, 4, in battle against ex Andrew Glennon as tot moves to CA with dad
TEEN Mom Amber Portwood has lost custody of her son James, 4, in a battle against her ex Andrew Glennon, and the child will soon move to California with his dad.
The Sun can exclusively reveal the heartbreaking custody fight between Amber, 32, and her ex Andrew is over after an Indiana court ruled in the 38-year-old's favor and will allow him to relocate with James to his family's $5 million Malibu estate.
The court battle, which started in 2019 when the couple split after the Teen Mom star was arrested for domestic violence against Andrew, was decided just over three years later.
In court documents, the judge granted Andrew's request to relocate and gave him sole legal and primary physical custody of James, while ordering that he "seek out and consider the mother's opinion before making any major decisions relating to the child's medical treatment, education and religion."
The MTV star, who has not had overnight visitation with James since the 2019 domestic violence incident, has been granted overnights under the new custody arrangement which will be phased in incremental time frames.
Amber's time with James will be exercised every month and it will alternate between California and Indiana.
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Amber will begin having three days of visitation including overnights in California first, then the following month Andrew will bring James to Indiana.
In phase two, her visitation will be upped to five days, and in phase three there is an undetermined amount of days set forth with the document noting that "mother will have parenting time pursuant to the Indiana parenting guidelines with distance as a major factor based upon the age of the child."
The phasing in of Amber's visitation schedule is to help their four-year-old son adjust to the new overnight routine, according to the judgment.
The judge is also ordering that both Andrew and Amber submit to monthly drug screens for the next six months, while Amber is ordered: "to participate in individual counseling with the counselor of her selection and follow any recommendations made by the counselor."
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The drug screens will check for a slew of narcotics including amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, opiates including hydrocodone and oxycodone, PCP, methadone, propoxyphene, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, ecstasy and heroin.
The judgment also noted that when the no contact order is lifted between Andrew and Amber, the MTV star will "be entitled to liberal telephone calls and or FaceTime communication with the child."
A WIN FOR AMBER
As The Sun previously revealed, the reality star successfully completed her probation in relating to the July 2019 arrest.
According to Indiana court records, Amber was officially discharged from probation on April 26, 2022.
She completed a 26-week Batterer’s Intervention Program and paid a fine of $1,285.
NASTY FIGHT
In audio previously obtained by The Sun, Andrew revealed his plan in his petition to the court to relocate their son away from Amber in Indiana to his home state where he and James would live with his mother, Charmaine Witus, as they get settled into California.
He currently lives with their son in a home Amber owns in Indiana, while she is living in a rental nearby.
Charmaine's $5 million Malibu estate sits on over three-acres of property, and her home features five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and a swimming pool, which can be seen in aerial photos, according to listings.
In testimony during the custody hearing, Andrew's mother revealed there's also a separate guest house where his sister and her fiancé reside.
Andrew was asking that the court not allow overnight visitation between Amber and James and that the reality star exercise her parenting time only in California.
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HOW IT STARTED
The reality star has been embroiled in a heated custody battle with her ex Andrew over their toddler son for years.
Andrew was first granted primary physical custody of James after Amber was arrested for domestic violence against her then-boyfriend in July 2019.
