Jon Gosselin Is Taking Kate Back To Court
APR 6, 2010 AT 03:13 PM
I don't know why I'm even surprised anymore. Jon Gosselin is taking ex-wife Kate back to court, claiming 'Dancing with the Stars' is "damaging" his kids, according to TMZ.
Jon's new lawyer, former assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony F. List, tells TMZ he's going to court to ask for primary physical custody. List calls Kate, "an absentee mom," which he says is no surprise to anyone.
List expects to use "DWTS" as evidence that Kate does not spend "quality time with the 8 kids."
List also thinks Jon is getting screwed in the child support department, claiming "$20,000 a month is ridiculous."
In addition to primary custody, List says he's considering asking the judge to reverse the support obligation and make Kate pay Jon. He did not specify the amount.
There's also the added bonus for Jon that if he got primary physical custody of the kids, he could just reside in the house, since he probably had nowhere to go after his last girlfriend dumped him. AND get out of making child support payments to Kate since the kids are with him anyway.
I find this unbelievable, but what do you think: should Jon get primary physical custody since Kate is busy on 'Dancing with the Stars'?
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184810 points
This guy needs to pack up with the lemmings.
What a F88king loser
1420 points
What is WITH this dude? Seriously? Her doing dancing with the stars means she's an absentee mom? BS. He's looking to get his name in the headlines & make Kate miserable. I thought he got divorced because he didn't like being in the spot light. Seems like he's the one wanting fame now.
He wants to get pay and make Kate work while it should be the other way around. He should thank her that she's getting some income unlike him, who knows what job he has. Many women are absent from their homes to work otherwise how will the kids will survive without money? This guy is a disgrace.
35493 points
OMG. He is SUCH a scumbag! Her gig on DWTS is a short term thing and she's home with those kids most of the time. Moms who work regular full time jobs aren't with their kids but a short time each day - should THEIR kids be taken away? What a LOSER. If he's trying to get back in the good graces of the public, this certainly isn't the way to go. WHAT is this guy doing to try to support his kids? At least Kate is doing something about it, ya know? UGH!
10140 points
He is just finding ways to stay in the news.
I am NO fan of Kate, but I DESPISE Jon!! At least she is working!! And how about ALL the other mothers who go on that show??! They all are neglecting their kids?!
She is working in order to support the family, because he isn't. The job is temporary anyway... If I had kids, I would not let them near this guy. He is a douche bag. Din't I read somewhere that he had sex with a nanny in the guest house, as the kids slept in the main house??? Oy... He is just trying to mooch her out of some money and is using the kids to do it...
I feel for Kate... She is a strong cookie to put up with this as long as she had...
He is so jealous of all the attention and offers she gets.
Poor kids.
Did everyone forget that he worked and was always the breadwinner after the sextuplets until she told him he had to stay home and help her. Did everyone forget. I am no fan of Jon but right now I think these kids are better off with maybe Kate's brother or Kate's rich friend. Where are they anyway?
Kate has dismissed and alienated everyone the kids were close to and with TLC's help screwed Jon out of having an equal part in his kids lives. Kate refused to allow him to spend extra time with his kids while she is absent chasing stardom, what kind of a mother keeps her kids from being with the parent that actually raised them . Jon stayed hom with the little ones so she could go off with her bodyguard collecting" Love Offerings" while grying povert to church groups who had already paid to see her and bought her book.
At least Jon was always a loving hands on parent who played with an interacted with his kids.
Kate did not make Jon quit he was on the verge of loseing his job to begin with. I am not a big fan of neither one of them but why is it they every other celeb mom can go and shoot movies all the way on the other side of the country be gone for months while there kids are at home with daddy or the nanny but kate isnt allowed to do a temp thing?
The only people i feel sorry for are the kids. Both parents act like assholes and seem like their main interest is hate on each other.
Yeah, that and chasing fame, seriously they both give me the creeps. Poor kids
you can't make anybody stay home with the kids - if he was happy at work he would still be working there. he was making a lot more money and then some working in the reality show, so of course he's going to quit. the kids are better off with their mother because she seem to be the responsible one! you don't give kids away to her brother or some rich friend because you don't like her personality.
Responsable??? How do u find someone crying for money and saying that everything she does is to support her kids but then goes out and spends $7000 twice on hair extentions. Does her nails weekly, is always out and never with her kids. Personality has nothing to do with the way you raise your kids. You could be a bitch and be a great one on one mom but she's a bitch and is never around her kids. She spend a couple of hours at Easter with her kids. if u plan on being away from your kids at least leave them with the father and not nannies. You have a problem with the father that's fine but the children still need him and love him. That is the problem with all these women that their husbands leave them. They think by keeping the kids away from the fathers will hurt him but forget that it is hurting the children also. WAKE UP LADIES !!!!
2815 points
I can't believe I used to feel bad for this guy.
go for it john! this women is missing from home 4 days a week and leaves the kids home with nanny's.... she admitted on camera that when she was on her last book tour she was away 29 days out of one month... john was the one who raised these kids while she was away from the home looking for fame, she continues to choose fame over her kids... she say's she doesn't like it when people accuse her of using her kids for fame, what are all her books and tv shows about. Hopefully john has finally decided to grow up and stop being such an ass! neither of them are perfect parents but one parent at home is better then nanny's 24/7
1420 points
So..does that make someone without a ton of money striving to better their lives and their childrens lives by working 5 days a week a bad mother?? Because if that is what it takes to be a bad mom these days, most of my friends are bad moms. If sending your kids to a sitter 5 days a week is grounds for having your children taken and placed with the other parent, then MOST of the population in the US should have their children taken from them. I'm just sayin'. She does a shit ton more for them than Jon does. Why? Because he's a douche.
I'm a working mother and I'm there for my kids at night, I'm there on the weekends. Kate is gone for days, that is the difference. Jon is a douche I agree but he's there when it's his time with the kids.
I don't know what planet you grew up on, but here on planet Earth most parents work. My mother was a CFO, and my father was a college professor. Both my sis and I turned out OK (she's a math teacher, I'm an executive). We did not need our parents to hold our hands 24/7. Instead, we knew we could count on them when we needed them.
On the other hand, my ex sister in law is a stay at home mom. She keeps on preaching about the virtues of motherhood, while her kids are being raised by the TV. They are fat from eating chicken nuggets and hot dogs with every meal. They seem to know everything about baseball, but can barely read and write...
Kate is an example of strength and entrepreneurship. Jon is an example of..... hmmm..... no, nothing (positive) coming to mind...
64480 points
It's an interesting thing. Jon's not working is he, so he has the time to spend with the kids. Kate's working full time and has the kids with nannies full-time. I don't see why he shouldn't have more custody. I don't consider him a dead-beat dad. A douche-bag, yes, but I think he has good intentions with the kids, but he needs to step away from the cameras to prove it.
5081450 points
He only has time now because his last of many hos dumped him. He has been all over the place and his kids have never been his priority. What will happen when the next ho comes along? He doesn't contribute financially; that makes him a deadbeat dad. He wants to be a father when there is something in it for him and when he doesn't have female distraction.
23955 points
DWTS is temporary and i am SURE it pays extremely well. The longer she is on the show the more money she makes. I bout peed my pants laughing at him having to pay $21k a month support...lmao...he doesn't even have a job. of course Kate needs to work! god, please go whore away some more Jon!
253540 points
oh give me a break. he's ridiculous
Ah, a control freak or a deatbeat... my greatest sympathy to these children.
9985 points
I love how people convienently forget that Jon has been spending most of his time in LA, Vegas, Utah, and France and has been sleeping with any woman who says yes'm baffled as to why people are calling Kate an absentee mom just because she's on the show. There are other parents on the show who had traveled to be on the show. Nobody called them absentee or bad parents. It's obvious that Jon just wants money. If he wanted the kids so bad why has it taken a year for him to want full custody.
31217 points
I'd like someone to sue him for damaging his kids with all these allegations that they are being damaged. This guy just pi$$es me off.
I just think the women (or men) on this site who are calling her a neglectful mother for participating in DWTS are a bit harsh. All of the celebrities are compensated VERY handsomely for participating. Is that not providing for her family? Many of the past contestants on the show have been mothers. Brooke whats her name, who is now a cohost has 5 kids of her own. No one accused her of being neglectful when she participated. She may be off working, but John's been off mooching from his girlfriend, in UTAH. Not exactly close to home. I'm not a Kate fan, but John is the worst offender here. And those people saying they should go live with their Uncle or a friend of the family... When is it ever a good idea to take children out of their home? They're well cared for and loved. So their parents are fame whores. Lots of celebrities are. Get a grip. Fame has come to them at a price, but you just look jealous of the riches such fame has afforded them.
bla bla bla Jon & Kate are fame whores. From no money to too much will mess anybody up. The only one I will sorry for is the kids. And anyone that supports Kate & Jon are worst off then them. You don't need that much money. My friend has 6 kids and both her & her husband work and lead a humble life, they make less then 100,000 together and are doing fine. Celine is a perfect example of being a hands on mother but still working. She's with her son all day and works after he goes to bed.
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